Marina Mnishek. Hirschberg A.

The beginning of the XVII century in the history of Rus' is marked by a kaleidoscope of bloody events. The reign and death of Boris Godunov, the peasant uprising of Ivan Bolotnikov, the Polish invasion, Vasily Shuisky, the accession and murder of False Dmitry I, the parish of False Dmitry II... Among this circle of dangerous male games in the name of power and a ringing coin, the image of the “proud Pole” Marina Mnishek flickers. The fate of the true daughter of the Time of Troubles is like an adventure novel, in which there is love, flight, and a struggle for power. There is only a happy ending. Many legends and rumors are associated with her name. She was attributed to the outstanding political talent and witchcraft, she was depicted with a romantic heroine and called the Black Book and the “sinister witch”. What was the life of this amazing woman in reality? The Polish historian Alexander Girschberg in his work extending in a series of “Chosenger of Fate”.