Violetta Potyakina is a Medieval philologist, a teacher at the L.M. Bash School of Young Philology.About the book "Russia of the Rebellious Age: Scandals, intrigues, investigations":This is an immersion into the amazing events of the history of Russia of the XVII century. The interrupted Rurik dynasty, impostors on the throne, church reforms, riots and troubles — these are the landmark events that determined the name of this era. However, the rebellious age was not only a time of tragic events in Russian history, it gave our literature the first poems, contributed to the appearance of the first news newspaper, prepared the ground for the revolutionary innovations of Peter the Great and much more. It is at this time that the change of the former, medieval worldview of the Russian person takes place. This book is your kind of flashlight in the time of troubles of Russian history!From the book "Russia of the Rebellious Age: scandals, intrigues, investigations" you will also learn:• were witches persecuted in Russia;• what would an up-to-date checklist look like for a foreign ambassador to Russia;• what shocked the Russian people overseas travelers.