William Tyler
A Time of Troubles 1598-1613
Summary
During the Time of Troubles in Russia, the country faced a series of crises, including political turmoil, foreign invasions, and famine. The chaos led to a siege of Moscow, during which people resorted to extreme measures like eating horses, dogs, and cats. The lecture emphasizes the impact of the crisis on Russia’s social fabric and the harsh realities faced by the besieged population. The crisis eventually culminated in the election of Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613, marking the end of the Time of Troubles.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.
No one. It’s down to local boyars on their local estates. The central government has collapsed, to all effect, in all effects, through these various claimants. It was in such chaos that politically and constitutionally, it could have fallen apart. It’s only when the boyars, the aristocrats say, “Come on, we can’t go on like this.” And it let Michael, that we begin to have stability.
If you’re Stalin, you don’t have to justify anything. The justification is the same as for Chamberlain as it enabled Russia to prepare for war and to be better equipped when war actually came in 1941.
It’s very western and it’s very much around the cities like Novgorod and Moscow.