  false dmitriy i (),other romanizations include the common dmitri and dmitry, as well as dmitrii, dimitri, dimitrii, dimitriy, and dimitry. historically known as pseudo-demetrius i, was the tsar of russia from 21 july 1605 until his death on 17 may 1606 under the name of dimitriy ioannovich (). he is sometimes referred to under the title of dmitriy i. he was one of three impostors (, samozvanets) who claimed during the time of troubles to be the youngest son of ivan the terrible, tsarevitch dmitriy ivanovich, who had supposedly escaped a 1591 assassination attempt. it is generally believed that the real dmitriy died in uglich and that this false dmitriy's real name was grigory otrepyev, although this is far from certain. ==background== false dmitriy i entered history circa 1600, when he made an impression on patriarch job of moscow with his learning and assurance. tsar boris godunov, however, ordered him to be seized and examined, whereupon he fled to prince constantine ostrogski at ostroh, then in the polish-lithuanian commonwealth, and subsequently entered the service of another polonized ruthenian family, the wisniowieckis. princes adam and michaÅ wiÅniowiecki found his story to be convincing, as to who he purported to be, and it gave them an opportunity to get involved in the political turmoil that was transpiring in muscovy. there were vague rumours that dmitriy was an illegitimate son of the polish king, stefan batory, who had reigned from 1575 to 1586. according to a later tale, dmitriy blurted out his identity when his master had slapped him in anger. dmitriy himself claimed that his mother, the widow of tsar ivan, had anticipated boris godunov's assassination attempt and had given him into the care of a doctor who hid with him in russian monasteries. after the doctor died, he had fled to poland where he worked as a teacher for a brief time be
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