Editing Feodor I of Russia (section)

==Legacy==
Feodor's failure to sire other children brought an end to the centuries-old central branch of the [[Rurikids|Rurik dynasty]], although many princes of later times are descendants of Rurik as well. The termination of the dynasty would later result in the [[Time of Troubles]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Russland - Herzschlag einer Weltmacht|last=Ehlers, Kai.|date=2009|publisher=Pforte-Verlag|isbn=978-3-85636-213-3|oclc=428224102}}</ref> Paul Bushkovitch disagrees with the assumption by historians that the elections of tsars that took place after the death of Feodor was simply caused by the extinction of the Rurik dynasty, stating that from at least 1450, the succession of monarchs relied on the public designation of the tsar's successor, rather than automatic [[primogeniture]].{{sfn|Bushkovitch|2021|page=6}}

Contemporaries are unanimous that Feodor's reign was a period of prosperity and stability in Russia, as the government secured peace for Russia's borders, and the economic policy of the government led to a revival in the economy during the last decade of the century; however, much of the credit goes to Boris Godunov, who was called "incomparable" by the Russian envoys to Persia in reference to his intelligence and unique position in government.{{sfn|Pavlov|2006|page=274}}

The veneration of Feodor began shortly after his death and Patriarch [[Patriarch Job of Moscow|Job]] composed the ''Tale of the Honorable Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia Fedor Ivanovich''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langer |first1=Lawrence N. |title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia |date=15 September 2021 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-1942-6 |page=77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8I6EAAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref>{{sfn|Miller|2010|page=103}} The tale says that Boris Godunov, who built a fort and within it a church dedicated to [[Sergius of Radonezh]], stationed his army there in hopes of saving Moscow from "pagan barbarians".{{sfn|Miller|2010|page=104}} Feodor prayed before an icon of the Mother of God, seeking intercession in the tradition of his ancestor [[Dmitry Donskoy]], while Patriarch Job led a procession, parading the icon around Moscow and then to the [[Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius|Church of St. Sergius]] to appeal for divine help.{{sfn|Miller|2010|page=104}}

===In popular culture===
His reign was dramatised by [[Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy]] in his [[Blank verse|verse]] [[drama]] ''[[Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich]]'' (1868).<ref>Martin Banham, ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre.'' Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998. p.1115. {{ISBN|0-521-43437-8}}.</ref>