The monograph presents a wide panorama of the historical past of Montenegro, a Slavic country in the Balkans during the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries. The author considers the internal political life of Montenegrin society, the specifics of the state system of Montenegro, its international situation. Particular attention is paid to the heroic liberation struggle of the Montenegrins, sung in the folk epic, the role of Montenegro in the national liberation movement in the Balkans. The book, along with a consideration of the key plots of Montenegrin-Venetian, Montenegrin-Austrian and Montenegrin-French relations, comprehensively highlights the multifaceted Russian-Montenegrin ties, notes their complexity and inconsistency at certain stages of the formation of Russian-Montenegrin relations, analyzes the laws and features of the policy of the Russian government in relation to Montenegro in line with the general policy of Russia in the Balkans.