The story of the Pugachev riot. Pushkin A.S.

over the "History of the Pugachevsky rebellion" A.S. Pushkin worked from 1833 to 1834 and used the most accessible sources as possible, as well as genuine materials from the closed archive of the main headquarters - with the personal permission of the Minister of War.

The result was a comprehensive study of the bloody uprising, which shocked the Russian Empire in " Golden Age "Catherine II. The real edition also includes oral stories, traditions and folk songs about Pugachev, recorded personally by Pushkin in the places of events, and his comments and notes, as well as an article in “Contemporary” - a response to an universal critical review.