Based on voluminous material, the book provides a detailed description of the life of the Great Steppe from the period of ancient times to the 17th century. The narrative is based on the historical research of the author with the involvement of a large number of sources of European, Chinese, Persian and other cultural novelty of the publication - in reflecting the point of view on well-known events in the history of a major Western European researcher, whose opinion is devoid of bias and opportunism.