Rus’ of the 9th century was not a single state. In the north, Varangian Rus settled around Nemo -Ozer, Ilmen and Ladoga, and their capital on the Volkhov River – Novogorod quickly turned into a rich trading. But where wealth, there is envy, and where is envy, there is betrayal. And now the younger brother of Prince Rurik, we drive the brave, raises the rebellion in alliance with dissatisfied magicians. And in the south, on the banks of the Dnieper, the Polyanskaya land, rich in grain and obese herds, spread. Its rulers, the Kniazia brothers Askold and Dir, declared a small town of Kyiv by the capital. But here not everything is okay. Although there is a common enemy – Khazars, there is no peace between brothers. Askold dies by Dir’s hands, but he also does not get away from the reckoning! ..
Author
Afinogenov Vladimir Dmitrievich
Publisher
Veche, 2014
Series
World History in the novels
Genre
Modern domestic prose
12+
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