The lessons of history are interpreted differently in today's Moldova. But no matter how sophisticated those who are trying to turn the historical canvas into an ugly parody of true events, there are,thank God, priceless testimonies, which no one will be able to fake. Such a document of history is a chronicle of the political and social life of the Moldavian Principality during the seventeenth century, compiled by the outstanding son of this land, statesman and diplomat Miron Kostin.