Books Biography Romanov

Romanov Mikhail Father Mikhail Fedorovich was a relatively close relative of the last king from the Rurikovich dynasty, Fedor Ioannovich. However, Senior Romanov, Fedor Nikitich, was tonsured in monasticism and therefore could not claim the royal throne. With the construction of Archimandrite Filaret in the world, Fedor Nikitich Romanov in the rank of Rostov Metropolitan, his wife Ksenia was tonsured in a nun under the name of Martha and, together with his son Mikhail, lived in the Kostroma Ipatievsky monastery, which belonged to the Rostov diocese.

With the advent of the Poles in Moscow, Martha and Michael were in their hands and fully felt on themselves all the hardships of the siege of the city by the Nizhny Novgorod militia. With the end of the siege, they again moved to the Ipatievsky monastery. The election to the kingdom on February 21 in Moscow gathered the Great Zemsky Cathedral to elect the tsar. The elections were very difficult, with a large number of disagreements, intrigues and proposals.

In addition to the fact that representatives of the Russian nobility, for example, D. Pozharsky, were also offered as candidates for the throne, there were applicants from abroad. Polish Korolevich Vladislav and Prince of Sweden Karl Philip were especially eager for Russian authorities. After long disputes, preference was given to Mikhail Fedorovich. The people were the opinion that it would be the most correct solution if the choice falls on a person, closely connected by kinship with the stopped dynasty.

And the Russian boyars were more likely Mikhail Fedorovich. They were satisfied with his young age, meek and soft. The reign of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, the young king was primarily anxious to the peace of the state. Despite the fact that the troubles seemed to end, the country was still tormented by the gangs of Cossacks, fugitive peasants, Lithuanian and Polish detachments, which acted more at their own risk.

Gradually managed to destroy most of them. There were problems with the "official" invaders. The Swedes still held Novgorod, and the Poles claimed the Moscow throne. The new page in the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich was opened by his father, Metropolitan Filaret. For a long time he was held by the Poles and finally returned to Moscow in the year. The king very quickly erected him to the rank of Moscow Patriarch with the title "Great Sovereign." His influence on his son was very significant.

Many state decisions were made only with the approval of the Patriarch. Such dual power existed until the death of Filaret in October. In the year, the young king married Princess Mary Vladimirovna Dolgoruka, who soon died. In the year, a wedding with Evdokia Lukyanovna Streshneva, who was the daughter of a small nobleman, took place. Mikhail Fedorovich led not a very active foreign policy.

I tried not to get involved in large military campaigns. The second Polish war ended in failure, and the Poles managed to preserve all previously captured Russian lands. The Cossack campaign ended ingloriously. They captured the Turkish fortress of Azov, but the king, not wanting to quarrel with the Turks, did not defend her. The domestic policy of Mikhail Fedorovich internal problems of the state worried the king much more.

His efforts were aimed at raising the economy and ordering of finances. Elected people from Russian cities who informed the government on the state of land and proposed ways of improving their situation were convened. During the reign of Mikhail Romanov, 12 zemstvo cathedrals passed, which largely facilitated the work of the government. The country was analyzed by a military service class and a new cadastre began.

Under Mikhail Fedorovich, the country became more open to foreigners. The invitation of foreign scientists, the correction of church books began to be practiced. The first government school is being created in Moscow. Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, the founder of the dynasty, died on July 13, leaving three daughters and son Alexei Mikhailovich, who changed him on the throne.

Cover: Mikhail Fedorovich. Reprint from the manuscript "root of the Russian sovereigns."