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The 23 pages that link to Time of Troubles, each with the reason it gives.

• MoscowRelated: The crisis brought occupation and upheaval to Moscow before a new dynasty took power.

• Ivan the TerribleNarrower topic: Ivan’s succession choices and the extinction of his dynasty helped set the stage for this crisis.

• Serfdom in RussiaRelated: State disruption and elite landholding pressures formed part of the context for tighter controls.

• Tsardom of RussiaBroader topic: The crisis ended the Rurikid dynasty and threatened the state’s survival.

• Zemsky SoborBroader topic: The crisis made a national assembly central to choosing a new dynasty.

• Russian autocracyRelated: The crisis shaped the Romanov dynasty’s emphasis on restoring order and central authority.

• Boris GodunovNarrower topic: Godunov’s contested accession and the crises of his reign marked its beginning.

• Pugachev's RebellionCompared with: Its succession turmoil contrasts with Pugachev’s revolt against an established empress.

• Michael of RussiaNarrower topic: The crisis created the conditions for Michael’s election as tsar.

• OprichninaRelated: Historians debate how much the oprichnina’s elite disruption contributed to this later crisis.

• SmolenskRelated: Smolensk became a major contested city during this upheaval.

• Alexis of RussiaNarrower topic: Its aftermath shaped the dynasty and institutions Alexis inherited.

• Feodor I of RussiaBroader topic: Feodor’s death without an heir opened the succession crisis that began this period.

• History of RussiaBroader topic: Its resolution established the Romanov dynasty and restored central authority.

• House of RomanovRelated: The crisis ended with the election of the first Romanov tsar.

• Job of MoscowRelated: The crisis began near the end of Job’s tenure and tested the church’s political role.

• Smolensk WarNarrower topic: The crisis weakened Russia before the territorial losses that fueled the later war.

• YaroslavlRelated: Yaroslavl briefly became a center of resistance and government during the crisis.

• Hermogenes of MoscowNarrower topic: The upheaval placed Hermogenes at the center of disputes over Russia’s ruler and independence.

• History of MoscowRelated: Moscow changed hands during the crisis before the Romanov dynasty restored central rule.

• Ingrian WarNarrower topic: The Russian succession crisis created the opening for Swedish intervention.

• Patriarch Filaret of MoscowNarrower topic: Filaret’s rise and captivity unfolded amid this crisis of Russian sovereignty.

• RurikidsRelated: The dynasty’s extinction helped trigger the succession crisis that opened this period.