Как я стал государством

Gde poi͡avilosʹ pervoe gosudarstvo na planete? Kogo greki nazyvali idiotami? Chto takoe nalogi i gde ikh brali za shli͡apy i borody? Pochemu my raduemsi͡a "sobachʹim dni͡am"? "Kak i͡a stal gosudarstvom" - kniga o proiskhozhdenii i istorii gosudarstva. Vy naĭdëte otvety na serʹëznye voprosy: chto takoe gosudarstvo i dli͡a chego ono nuzhno, otkuda gosudarstvo berët denʹgi i na chto ikh tratit, kto pridumyvaet zakony i kakie prava estʹ u samykh i͡unykh grazhdan. O KNIGE OT AVTORA: "Idei͡a obʺi͡asnitʹ deti͡am, kak i zachem poi͡avilosʹ gosudarstvo, ne kazalasʹ mne privlekatelʹnoĭ do tekh por, poka istorii͡u ne nachala izuchatʹ moi͡a mladshai͡a dochʹ. Istoricheskie sobytii͡a stali kusochkami pazla, kotorye nado bylo slozhitʹ dli͡a nee v poni͡atnui͡u, interesnui͡u kartinku. I͡A rasskazyvala eĭ glavy iz budushcheĭ knizhki, i eë reakt͡sii͡a podskazyvala, gde nuzhno uproshchatʹ, rezatʹ ili shutitʹ na samye serʹëznye temy".

Where did the first state on the planet appear? Who did the Greeks call idiots? What are taxes and where were they collected for hats and beards? Why do we celebrate "dog days"? "How I Became a State" is a book about the origin and history of the state. You will find answers to serious questions.: what is the state and what is it for, where does the state get money from and what does it spend it on, who comes up with laws and what rights do the youngest citizens have. ABOUT THE BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR: "The idea of explaining to children how and why the state appeared did not seem attractive to me until my youngest daughter began to study history. Historical events became pieces of a puzzle that had to be put together for her in an understandable, interesting picture. I was telling her chapters from a future book, and her reaction suggested where to simplify, cut, or joke about the most serious topics."