The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
Chapter 17
A CHANGE OF DYNASTY.
From 1608 to 1680.
Conquests by Poland.--Sweden in Alliance with Russia.--Grandeur of Poland.--Ladislaus Elected King of Russia.--Commotions and insurrections.--Rejection of Ladislaus and Election of Michael Feodor Romanow.--Sorrow of His Mother.--Pacific Character of Romanow.--Choice of a Bride.--Eudochia Streschnew.--The Archbishop Feodor.--Death of Michael and Accession of Alexis.--Love in the Palace.--Successful intrigue.--Mobs in Moscow.--Change in the Character of the Tzar.--Turkish invasions.--Alliance Between Russia and Poland.