Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Vasili IV of Russia (1606-1610) During the reign of Boris Godunov, Prince Vasili Shuysky was a consant thorn in his side. He subsequently orchestrated a plot against the pretender Dmitri and had him murdered; he himself became tsar in 1606. He was deposed and exiled after four years. Died in slavery in Poland, where he was initially buried. Preceded by: Dimitri II List of Russian Tsars Succeeded by: Ladislaus IV of Poland This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.