Marfa the Mayoress
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Marfa the Mayoress
19.99 €
The novel "Marfa the Mayor" by the renowned writer, ethnographer, and expert on folklore, Dmitry Balashov, is dedicated to one of the turning points in Russian history: the annexation of Novgorod to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In his work, the author successfully demonstrates how the spiritual and social atmosphere in Rus' changed during the brutal internecine conflict of 1471–1478.
15th century. The rapidly developing Moscow Principality is increasing its influence, actively uniting Russian lands around itself. At this time, freedom-loving Novgorod decides to ally itself with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Mayor Marfa Boretskaya becomes one of the main supporters of this alliance and the informal leader of the opposition to Moscow. Ordinary Novgorodians, exhausted by extortion and the lack of "just justice," are ambivalent about the idea of rapprochement with Lithuania, but become hostage to the ambitions of the boyar and merchant elite. The book's pages unfold a broad panorama of events unfolding in the life of the city and its environs. The reader meets representatives of various strata of Novgorod society, hearing their debates about faith, duty, family, and the state. Telling the dramatic story of the conquest of Novgorod by Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, the author does not hide his sincere admiration for the inner independence of the Novgorodians, their fortitude, and their sense of self-worth. And the novel's main character, Marfa the Mayor, emerges as an incredibly strong and extraordinary individual.
15th century. The rapidly developing Moscow Principality is increasing its influence, actively uniting Russian lands around itself. At this time, freedom-loving Novgorod decides to ally itself with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Mayor Marfa Boretskaya becomes one of the main supporters of this alliance and the informal leader of the opposition to Moscow. Ordinary Novgorodians, exhausted by extortion and the lack of "just justice," are ambivalent about the idea of rapprochement with Lithuania, but become hostage to the ambitions of the boyar and merchant elite. The book's pages unfold a broad panorama of events unfolding in the life of the city and its environs. The reader meets representatives of various strata of Novgorod society, hearing their debates about faith, duty, family, and the state. Telling the dramatic story of the conquest of Novgorod by Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, the author does not hide his sincere admiration for the inner independence of the Novgorodians, their fortitude, and their sense of self-worth. And the novel's main character, Marfa the Mayor, emerges as an incredibly strong and extraordinary individual.
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