Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vasili IV of Russia (Russian: IV , Vasíliy Ivánovich Shúyskiy, other transliterations: Vasily, Vasilii) (22 September 1552 12 September 1612) was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after the murder of False Dmitriy I. His reign fell during the Time of Troubles.Born Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky and descended from sovereign princes of Nizhny Novgorod and 20th generation male line decendant of Rurik the Viking, he was one of the leading boyars of Tsardom of Russia during the reigns of Feodor I and Boris Godunov. In all the court intrigues of the Time of Troubles, Vasily and his younger brother Dmitry Shuisky usually acted together and fought as one.