Vladimir and Suzdal were the capitals of Ancient Russia historically short term. Moreover, for most of this period, the country was under the tough yoke of the Mongol-Tatars. Despite everything, the contribution of the two capitals to our national spiritual life cannot be overestimated. It would be more accurate to say that, contrary to the foreign yoke, the Vladimir-Suzdal era of Russian culture largely determined the essence of Russian morality for all subsequent centuries, its bright Mother of God character. The reader learns about this and many other things from the history and being of the past times of Russia by getting acquainted with this book.