Russia after the Time of Troubles is the main theme of this book. Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, the founder of the Romanov dynasty, which ruled Russia for more than three hundred years, ascended the throne as a fifteen-year-old boy and received power over a devastated, bleeding and torn apart country. How did it happen that Russia not only survived, but managed to take a significant step forward in its development? What is the role of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich in this? Is the opinion widespread in literature true, according to which he was a weak, weak-willed ruler who was completely under the influence of his parents and other relatives? And to what extent was this a blessing or, conversely, a misfortune for Russia? The author of the book gives his answers to these and other questions.