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Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov, Riders. An Episode from the siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra (Всадники. Эпизод из истории осады Троице-Сергиевой лавры)



Date: 1932

The Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra was an abortive attempt of the Polish-Lithuanian irregular army supporting False Dmitri II to capture the Trinity Monastery. The siege lasted for 16 months, from 23 September 1608 until 12 January 1610.

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