The Quietest

13 hrs. 23 min.

Language Russian

Author Vladislav Bakhrevsky

Narrator Alexander Kotov

Description

A novel about Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov — the “Most Quiet” sovereign, father of Peter the Great, whose reign fell during the tumultuous Age of Turmoil.
Alexei Mikhailovich was the second tsar of the Romanov dynasty and the father of Russia’s future great reformer. Although he had to rule in a pivotal, rebellious era that went down in history as the Age of Turmoil, his gentle nature and kind disposition earned him the nickname “the Most Quiet” from his contemporaries. The book tells the story of his fate and years on the throne. Against the backdrop of the Moscow court and the bustling streets of the posad, the church reform, the Salt Riot, the war for Malorossiya, and Stepan Razin’s uprising unfold. The author immerses the reader in the past, where historical accuracy is intertwined with artistic fiction. The novel is included in the list of patriotic literature for extracurricular reading.