The Time of Troubles ruined Rus' for thirty years. Enemies tried to take over the country, weakened by strife. But there were wise heads and brave hearts: Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, having gathered a militia, saved Rus' from destruction.

Contents: In the grip of the Time of TroublesTsar-RingerTragedy in UglichReign of Boris Godunov Deceiver on the throne"Boyar" Tsar Vasily Shuisky" Thief" from the village of TushinaBetrayal of the Seven BoyarsDefense of SmolenskProkopiy Lyapunov and the First MilitiaKuzma Minin convenes the People's MilitiaMinin Kuzma MinichPozharsky Dmitry MikhailovichPrince PozharskyMinin collects the militia treasuryNizhny Novgorod militia goes on a campaignFeat of Patriarch HermogenesIn YaroslavlWaiting for the prince LadislavAttempt on PozharskyPrince Dmitry TrubetskoyHetman Khodkevich is approaching Moscow“I have conceived an unheard of thing”Meeting with TrubetskoyBattle with the army of Hetman KhodkevichFamine in the camp of the PolesPolish garrison surrendersSigismund III goes to MoscowElections of a new TsarLast yearsForever togetherSabers of national heroesMonument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square in Moscow

The “History of Russia” series is a one-of-a-kind series of books for children, most fully revealing to the young reader the entire unique world of Russian history. The series has been published since 1998 and has about 150 books. Interesting text and good illustrations made it very popular. This illustrated series is being developed by children's writers, historians and teachers based on modern scientific data. It is intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 8-13 with the aim of developing their curiosity and erudition. This is a large collection of educational illustrated books with specialized applications (illustrated dictionaries, maps, etc.). The topics of the books cover all significant events of Russian history and are constantly expanding. All books contain color illustrations on every page. It is natural that the series is officially recognized as the best children's series on the history of the Russian state. The books in the series are recommended by the Ministry of Education for secondary school students for additional reading and are regularly ordered by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to replenish the library collections of children's educational institutions in Russia and the CIS countries.