Morning Muscovy: Roman. Lebedev V.A.

Roman Vasily Alekseevich Lebedev is dedicated to Russia, Russian people in the most difficult period of the beginning of the 17th century after the Time of Troubles. The events of the novel take place in Veliky Ustyug and Moscow. The life of people of different classes, their work, life are described reliably and very colorful. The writer draws the most interesting portraits of peasants, Kuznetsov, Streltsov, as well as Tsar Mikhail Romanov, Patriarch Filaret, members of the Boyar Duma, clerks and cooking orders.

The main characters of the book-the family of Ustyuzhan Virichevs, Kuznetsov-Umelians, the clockwork of masters , hardworking, talented and inquisitive. It was they who had the most difficult task - to create grandiose hours with bells for the fight on the Florov (now Spasskaya) tower of the Kremlin.

for middle and senior school age.