The question of the origin of the Russian state and its culture, the question of the formation of Kievan Rus and the emergence of Novgorod Rus, the origins of the Slavic community, language and statehood - these are the main topics that have been of interest to the Russian emigrant, biologist-entomologist Sergei Yakovlevich Paramonov (literary pseudonym Sergei Lesnoy) for many years. In his works ("The Word about Igor's Regiment," "Where are you from, Russia?," "Vlesova Book," "Revision of the Foundations of the History of the Slavs," etc.), he reasonably, with the involvement of numerous sources, exposes the established myths of ancient Russian history. The publishing house offers readers the first volume of S. Lesnoy's most famous work, "The History of the Russes in an Unspoiled Form," published in 10 issues at the author's own expense in 1953-1960. In this volume, S. Lesnoy explores the relationship between Ancient Russia and its neighbors - Byzantium and Scandinavia, the history of the calling of the Varangians to Russia and early Christianity in Russia.