THE PHENOMENON OF IMPOSTURE IN RUSSIAN HISTORY: HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECT
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Abstract
In this article, the authors examine the phenomenon of imposture, which left a deep mark on Russianhistory in the 16th‑18th centuries, from a historical and legal perspective. In the article, the authors notethat imposture was not a unique Russian phenomenon in the historical period under consideration. It waswidespread in many European countries. At the same time, the authors highlight a number of features thatwere characteristic of imposture in Russia and the difference between this phenomenon and imposture inother countries during the period under consideration.
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