captured and executed. 1613 – The Time of Troubles comes to a close with the accession of Mikhail Romanov, son of Fyodor Romanov, who had been persecuted under Boris Godunov's reign. The culpability of Boris in the matter of Dmitriy's death can neither be proven nor disproved. Karamzin, the historian to whom the drama is dedicated, accepted it as fact and Pushkin himself assumed it was true, at least for the purpose of creating a tragedy in the mold of Shakespeare. Modern historians, however, tend to acquit Boris of the crime. Stage designs The following gallery depicts the scene designs created by Matvey Shishkov for the first performance of the drama in 1870 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia. References External links Website for Princeton University's production. (Note: this server is very slow.) Online exhibition associated with Princeton University's production. Plays by Aleksandr Pushkin Plays adapted into operas 1831 plays Plays set in Russia Cultural depictions of Boris Godunov Plays set in the 16th century Plays set in the 17th century Works about monarchs Closet drama