About the book: 2007 / The book by the famous modern writer-historian V. Bakhrevsky includes novels telling about the reign of the Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. "The Quietest" tells about the emergence as ruler of the second tsar from the Romanov dynasty. “The Alarming Bell” is dedicated to one of the most significant events of the 17th century - the Pskov uprising of 1650.