Spring 1607. The rogue Matyushka was rescued from prison by the Polish lords to play a big role in the history of the Russian Time of Troubles. He should become the new Tsarevich Demetrius, or rather, False Dmitry. And let the ashes of the former False Dmitry have long scattered to the wind, but thanks to Matushka the dead man will find a second life, reunite with his wife Marina Mnishek and try to regain the Moscow throne. The historical novel by Valery Turinov reflects in detail the famous events of the Time of Troubles: the appearance of False Dmitry And in May 1607 on the outskirts of the Moscow state; the political alliance of the new impostor with the flamboyant adventurer, Don Ataman Ivan Zarutsky; the siege of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by the Lithuanian hetman Peter Sapega and his meeting with the famous elder Irinarch in the Boris and Gleb Monastery. Next - the invasion of the Polish king Sigismund III into Muscovite Rus' in 1609 and the siege of Smolensk by Polish troops, the king's embassy to the Tushino camp. Sign of information products 12+