M. Published in Moscow State University, 2001. - 464. Documents and materials presented in the book tell about the events of 1607-1610, the culmination of the Troubles - the first "civil" war in Russia. The focus is on the appearance of False Dmitry II (the Tushinsky thief), the formation and collapse of his camp, as well as dramatic armed clashes in which, in addition to the Russians, representatives of several European countries were involved - Poles, Swedes, Germans, etc. In an effort to highlight events with maximum objectivity, to show the motivation of the actions of their participants, the compilers included a variety of material in the collection. works of foreigners, in which a significant array of works of Polish authors, correspondence, narrative sources of Russian origin, works of oral folk prose, numismatics data . For specialists-historians, university teachers, teachers, students, as well as a wide range of readers .