The Russian Empire and Grand Duchy of Muscovy: A Seventeenth-Century French Account

by Jacques Margeret

Translated by Chester S. L. Dunning Jacques Margeret was a mercenary soldier who arrived in Russia in 1600 during the reign of Boris Godunov. For six years he served Boris and his successor Tsar Dmitri Ivanovich, first as co-commander of foreign troops and later as captain of the elite palace guard. Margeret offers a unique first-hand account of the political intrigues of this turbulent time and ponders the question of the pretender's true...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822985594
• ISBN13: 9780822985594
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"