“The Seventeenth Impostor” is a fascinating story about one of the many impostors who laid claim to the Russian throne. The novel takes place in the middle of the 17th century. The main character is Timofey Ankudinov, the son of a Vologda archer, who pretended to be the grandson of Tsar Vasily Shuisky, known in Russian history as Vasily IV. About the extraordinary adventures of Timoshka Ankudinov in Turkey, Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, as well as his struggle for a national affair in Russia itself and is described in the book. “The Seventeenth Impostor” is a significantly expanded and expanded version of the book “Following the Light,” which was published in 1981 and is currently a bibliographic rarity. A novel by a famous writer, author of many historical adventure books novels, novellas and short stories can rightfully be called a historical detective story. For the widest range of readers who love Russian history and historical adventure literature.