The False Dmitri is defeated by Tsar Boris Godunov

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1604-01-21

Places

Russia (Location)

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Tsar Boris Godunov defeats the False Dmitri, a young man who had invaded Russia claiming to be the son of Tsar Ivan IV.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The False Dmitri is defeated by Tsar Boris Godunov". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15597, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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