This book is written in simple language and is designed for a wide range of readers. When writing the book, the works of I.E. Zabelin "History of Russian Life," D.I. Ilovaisky "Research on Ancient Russia," P. Polevoy "Essays on Russian History in Life Monuments," L. Khoinovsky "Brief Information about the Slavs and Ancient Russia," Rubakin "Where the Russian Land Came From," etc. In some places, almost direct extracts from the works of the above authors were made. Consists of 3 issues (parts).