History of the Russian State. Volume 12. From Vasily Shuisky to the Interregnum. 1606–1612

Karamzin Nikolay Mikhailovich (1766–1826), a Russian historian and writer, an honorary member of the St Petersburg Academy (1818). The creator of A History of the Russian State (vols. 1–12, 1816–29), one of the most significant works in Russian historiography. Founder of Russian sentimentalism ("Letters of a Russian Traveler," "Poor Liza," etc.). Editor of the "Moscow Journal" and the "Herald of Europe."

From 1803 until his death, Karamzin worked on "A History of the Russian State" "by the highest order." The main idea of Karamzin’s History is that Russia’s fate and greatness are contained in the development of autocracy. Under strong rule, Russia flourished; under weak rule, it fell into decline.

Presented here is the 12-volume A History of the Russian State.
* Chapter I. The Reign of Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky. 1606–1608.
* Chapter II. The Continuation of Vasily’s Reign. 1607–1609.
* Chapter III. The Continuation of Vasily’s Reign. 1608–1610.
* Chapter IV. The Overthrow of Vasily and the Interregnum. 1610–1611.
* Chapter V. The Interregnum. 1611–1612.