The initial Russian chronicle “The Tale of Bygone Years”, composed two centuries after the birth of Rus’, could not be impartial – much was distorted in the sake of princes of the customers, even more was silent, so “black holes” and “white spots” gap in our ancient history, there are much more questions than answers, and the historical investigation turns into an exciting detective. Whose blood flowed in the veins of the legendary Rurik and did he exist at all? For which he took revenge on the “unreasonable Khazars” prophetic Oleg, did he nailed the shield to the gates of Tsargrad and from what “accepted death”? How did Prince Igor really fall and what secrets did Princess Olga keep? Why is Svyatoslav’s grand victory over Khazaria in the annals only a couple of lines and is it worth it to believe in the official version of his death? By whose fault we know so little about the original pagan faith of our ancestors, was Prince Vladimir Holy and what became the baptism of Rus’ – a blessing or a curse? “Our book is dedicated to the disclosure of these secrets of Russian history, every GL …
Author
Savinov Mikhail Avinirovich
Editor
Nazvinskaya L.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2013
Series
Pagan Rus’
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