Well, take a look at how someone who was there, and whose job it was to be accurately documenting the whole thing, described it: http://books.google.at/books?i

Well, take a look at how someone who was there, and whose job it was to be accurately documenting the whole thing, described it: http://books.google.at/books?id=G1Bcc67kf2QC&pg=PA53&dq=ivan+ivanovich+dummy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=589QUZToAs_F4AOm94CICQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=ivan%20ivanovich%20dummy&f=false http://books.google.at/books?id=G1Bcc67kf2QC&pg=PA53&dq=ivan... Why would he lie? His entire profession was to document things accurately. I'm just curious what makes you question this aspect of the event so .. is it hubris?