Writing the Time of Troubles, False Dmitry in Russian Literature (Review)

2018-01-01
Pamir Dietrich, Ayşe

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A. Pamir Dietrich, “Writing the Time of Troubles, False Dmitry in Russian Literature (Review),” 2018, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://www.ijors.net/issue8_1_2019/reviews/ayse_dietrich.html.