Киевская Русь. История великой державы

Kievskai͡a Rusʹ - velikai͡a derzhava, vzletevshai͡a stremitelʹno i ischeznuvshai͡a zagadochno. Pochemu tak proizoshlo? Na ėtot vopros I. I͡A. Froi͡anov, odin iz samykh izvestnykh istorikov strany, otvechaet v svoëm glavnom issledovanii, osnovannom na realʹnykh letopisi͡akh, arkheologii i redkikh dokumentakh. Vy uznaete: kak rozhdalisʹ pervye goroda i meni͡alasʹ ikh rolʹ; kto na samom dele upravli͡al Rusʹi͡u - kni͡azʹ ili narodnoe veche; byla li ona edinym gosudarstvom ili mozaikoĭ zemelʹ; kak i͡azycheskie bogi ustupili mesto khristianstvu; kak iz razroznennykh plemën vyros russkiĭ narod; s kem voevali i zakli͡uchali soi͡uzy nashi predki. Ėto ne prosto istorii͡a - ėto zhivoĭ portret strany, eë liderov, very, voĭn i kulʹturnykh peremen. Kniga raskroet Kievskui͡u Rusʹ kak dramaticheskiĭ i zakhvatyvai͡ushchiĭ mir, gde vershilisʹ sudʹby, rozhdalasʹ nat͡sii͡a i formirovalisʹ korni, iz kotorykh vyrosla sovremennai͡a Rossii͡a.

Kievan Rus is a great power that took off rapidly and disappeared mysteriously. Why did this happen? I. Ya. Froyanov, one of the most famous historians of the country, answers this question in his main research based on real chronicles, archeology and rare documents. You'll find out: how the first cities were born and their role changed; who actually ruled Russia — the prince or the people's assembly; whether it was a single state or a mosaic of lands; how pagan gods gave way to Christianity; how the Russian people grew out of disparate tribes; with whom our ancestors fought and formed alliances. This is not just a story — it is a living portrait of the country, its leaders, faith, wars and cultural changes. The book will reveal Kievan Rus as a dramatic and exciting world where destinies were decided, a nation was born and the roots from which modern Russia grew were formed.