The history of the Khazars and Khazars is closely intertwined with the history of Russians and Russia. The echo of the Khazar influence never ceased to haunt Russia. From the destruction of Belaya Vezha and the death of the Khaganate to the Belovezhskaya agreements and the collapse of the Soviet Union, these are the vicissitudes of the "Khazar question." Moreover, today the small people of Russia raise the question of the revival of the Khazar Khaganate within its historical borders. All this makes Lev Gumilyov's old book more than in demand.