Киевская Русь. История великой державы

Kievskaia Rus — velikaia derjava, vzletevshaia stremitelno i ischeznuvshaia zagadochno. Pochemu tak proizoshlo? Na etot vopros I. Ia. Froianov, odin iz samieh izvestnieh istorikov stranie, otvechaet v svoem glavnom issledovanii, osnovannom na realnieh letopisiah, arheologii i redkih dokumentah. Vie uznaete: kak rojdalis perviee goroda i menialas ih rol; kto na samom dele upravlial Rusu — kniaz ili narodnoe veche; biela li ona ediniem gosudarstvom ili mozaikoi zemel; kak iaziecheskie bogi ustupili mesto hristianstvu; kak iz razroznennieh plemen vieros russkii narod; s kem voevali i zakluchali souzie nashi predki. Eto ne prosto istoriia — eto jivoi portret stranie, ee liderov, verie, voin i kulturnieh peremen. Kniga raskroet Kievskuu Rus kak dramaticheskii i zahvatievaushii mir, gde vershilis sudbie, rojdalas naciia i formirovalis korni, iz kotorieh vierosla sovremennaia Rossiia.

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.