Повседневная жизнь языческой Руси

Vozmozhno li vosstanovitʹ v podrobnosti͡akh povsednevnui͡u zhiznʹ obitateleĭ russkikh zemelʹ dokhristianskoĭ ėpokhi? Rekonstruirovatʹ ikh obraz myshlenii͡a, uznatʹ, kak oni vosprinimali okruzhai͡ushchui͡u deĭstvitelʹnostʹ, pochemu postupali tak ili inache v razlichnykh zhiznennykh situat͡sii͡akh? Vedʹ istochnikov, povestvui͡ushchikh ob ėtom, pochti ne sokhranilosʹ.Avtor knigi nakhodit svoĭ putʹ reshenii͡a ėtoĭ, kazalosʹ by, nevypolnimoĭ zadachi, otyskivai͡a otgoloski i͡azycheskikh vozzreniĭ v narodnom mirovosprii͡atii, v obychai͡akh i obri͡adakh, sokhrani͡avshikhsi͡a u russkikh vplotʹ do XX stoletii͡a, a takzhe privlekai͡a i drugie, v tom chisle i arkheologicheskie, materialy.

Is it possible to restore in detail the daily life of the inhabitants of the Russian lands of the pre-Christian era? Reconstruct their way of thinking, find out how they perceived the surrounding reality, why they acted one way or another in various life situations? After all, there are almost no sources telling about this.The author of the book finds his own way to solve this seemingly impossible task, looking for echoes of pagan views in the popular worldview, in the customs and rituals that were preserved among Russians until the XX century, as well as attracting other, including archaeological, materials.