Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)

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Grigori Otrepyev, known as False Dmitri, is the ambitious pretender to the Russian throne who claims to be the murdered tsarevich in Alexander Pushkin’s historical drama "Boris Godunov."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf False Dmitry
dramatic character
fictional character
pretender to the throne
alsoKnownAs False Dmitri
Grigory Otrepiev NERFINISHED
Grishka Otrepyev NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Alexander Pushkin
basedOn False Dmitry I
centralConflictWith Boris Godunov
characterIn Boris Godunov
characterTrait ambitious
cunning
manipulative
claimsIdentityAs Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich
claimsToBe the murdered tsarevich
createdBy Alexander Pushkin
firstAppearance play "Boris Godunov"
historicalContext Time of Troubles
languageOfWork Russian
literaryGenreContext Russian historical drama
medium theatre
name Grigori Otrepyev NERFINISHED
nationalContext Russia
occupationInStory monk
opposesCharacter Boris Godunov
roleInPlot main antagonist
pretender to the Russian throne
settingPeriod late 16th century – early 17th century Russia
themeAssociation legitimacy of power
political intrigue
usurpation
workType historical drama

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Boris Godunov character Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)
Grigori Otrepyev alsoKnownAs False Dmitri
subject linked to: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)
linked to: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)
Lzhedmitry I nativeName Лжедмитрий I
linked to: Grigori Otrepyev (False Dmitri)