Yuri Miloslavsky, or Russians in 1612

Mikhail Nikolaevich Zagoskin (1789-1852) was a Russian writer, a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and director of Moscow theaters and later the Armory Chamber. He made his literary debut with the comedy "e;The Prankster"e; (1815), but it was his novel "e;Yuri Miloslavsky, or The Russians in 1612"e; (1829) that brought him true fame. The work enjoyed extraordinary success among his contemporar...