Boris Godunov

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Boris Godunov was a Russian tsar whose troubled reign at the turn of the 17th century helped precipitate the dynastic crisis and social upheaval known as the Time of Troubles.

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Boris Fyodorovich Godunov 1
Tsar Boris Godunov 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian monarch
Tsar of Russia
human
political leader
associatedWith dynastic crisis in Russia
social upheaval in early 17th-century Russia
birthDate c. 1551
blamedFor famine of 1601–1603 in Russia
burialPlace Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
causeOfFame rule during the Time of Troubles
child Feodor II of Russia
Xenia Borisovna Godunova
coronationDate 1598-09-01
countryOfCitizenship Tsardom of Russia
culture Russian
deathDate 1605-04-23
deathPlace Moscow
dynasty Godunov dynasty
era early 17th century
late 16th century
familyName Godunov
fatherInLaw Malyuta Skuratov
fullName Boris Godunov self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
givenName Boris
methodOfAccession election by Zemsky Sobor
monarchOf Tsardom of Russia
nativeLanguage Russian
notableEvent Time of Troubles
notableFor being the first Russian tsar elected by a Zemsky Sobor
notablePolicy encouragement of colonization in Siberia
promotion of Western specialists and contacts with Europe
strengthening of central authority in Russia
occupation statesman
tsar
patronymicName Fyodorovich
periodAsRegentEnd 1598
periodAsRegentStart 1584
portrayedIn Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
surface form: opera "Boris Godunov" by Modest Mussorgsky

Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin
surface form: play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
positionHeld Tsar of Russia
de facto ruler of Russia
regent of Russia
predecessor Feodor I of Russia
regencyFor Feodor I of Russia
reignEnd 1605
reignStart 1598
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
spouse Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya
successor Feodor II of Russia

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subject surface form: Boris Godunov
House of Godunov founder Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov fullName Boris Godunov self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
subject surface form: Boris Godunov
House of Godunov memberOfDynasty Boris Godunov
House of Godunov notableMember Boris Godunov
Alexander Pushkin notableWork Boris Godunov
House of Godunov roseToPowerUnder Boris Godunov
Time of Troubles significantPerson Boris Godunov
subject surface form: Boris Godunov
this entity surface form: Tsar Boris Godunov