Project Gutenberg 2017-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 309 Tolstoy, Aleksey Konstantinovich, graf 1817 1875 Tolstoy, A. K. (Aleksey Konstantinovich), graf Tolstoy, Aleksei Konstantinovich, Count Tolstoy, Alexei Konstantinovich, graf Tolstoy, Alexis Konstantinovich, graf Толстой, Алексей Константинович, граф Ŝidlovskaja, Maria Sidlovskaja, Maria Shidlovskaia, Mariia Шидловская, Мария Princo Serebrjanij Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Serebrenni Produced by Andrew Sly, Brenda Lewis, Kirill Shvedov and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Princo Serebrjanij" by graf Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the 16th century during the reign of Tsar Ivan IV, focusing on the life of a young boyar, Prince Nikito Romanovich Serebrjanij, who is navigating the perils of diplomacy and warfare in a tumultuous Russia. Central themes include loyalty, honor, and the growing menace of the oprichnina, a secret police established by Ivan IV, underlining the harsh realities of power in the period. At the start of the narrative, Serebrjanij returns from Lithuania after a diplomatic mission that goes awry due to his straightforward nature. As he travels back, he encounters celebrations in a village that are abruptly interrupted by news of oprichniks—dangerous agents of the tsar's will—who are terrorizing the locals. This inciting event showcases the contrast between the prince's noble intentions and the severe oppression faced by the common people. His boldness and sense of justice emerge when he decides to protect the villagers and confronts the oprichniks, foreshadowing a conflict that reflects themes of bravery and moral integrity amidst volatility in the Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. eo Russia -- History -- Ivan IV, 1533-1584 -- Fiction PG Text Esperanto Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 744197 2025-09-22T06:49:17.046097 text/html 742663 2024-10-23T02:29:20 text/html 321111 2025-09-22T06:49:25.234070 application/epub+zip 335515 2025-09-22T06:49:18.105086 application/epub+zip 335515 2025-09-22T06:49:17.561118 application/epub+zip 558914 2025-09-22T06:49:30.737019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511020 2025-09-22T06:49:24.762081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499977 2022-08-25T04:10:24.203624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685511 2025-09-22T06:49:15.151070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665719 2024-10-23T02:29:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17899 2025-09-22T06:49:30.876006 application/rdf+xml 15296 2025-09-22T06:49:17.671067 image/jpeg 2618 2025-09-22T06:49:17.616071 image/jpeg 314930 2025-09-22T06:49:17.105105 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia eo.wikipedia