The novel "Dimitry" by the renowned writer Alexei Makushinsky is a true time machine, transporting the reader to both the winter of early 1990s Moscow and the Time of Troubles. Historical events such as the "first coup" of 1991, the defense of the "White House," and the reign and demise of the mysterious figure we know as False Dmitry I, come together to form a unified and fantastical picture.

Whether in reality, in the mind, or in the madness of the narrator, who may himself be the main enigma of this extraordinary book.