Moscow Sovereigns. The Wind of Time. Renunciation

"Moscow Sovereigns" — a monumental cycle of novels created by the writer, philologist-Russianist, folklorist, and historian Dmitry Balashov. This epic chronicle, a kind of grand epic novel contained within a multi-volume edition, covers the period of Russian history from 1263 to 1425 and has been astonishing readers for decades with its depth, scale, vivid imagery, and masterful stylization of language. Together, the novels of the cycle form a kind of chronicle, where historical events in the lives of large principalities unfold year by year, reflecting the life and customs of various estates, presenting the fates, appearance, and character of hundreds of historical figures. A whirlwind, striking nations, swept through the troubled world once again. Prince Simeon Proud, upon his death, hardly suspected how much of what was once stable was destined to collapse in the coming years... The fifth and sixth novels of the "Moscow Sovereigns" cycle — "The Wind of Time" and "Renunciation" — tell of the conclusion of the rivalry between the Moscow and Tver principalities for dominance over the Russian lands.