The book is prepared for the anniversary of the outstanding Russian archaeologist-Slavic academician V.V. Sedov and opens with an article dedicated to his life and creative path. The collection was attended by colleagues and students of V.V. Sedov, most of them are well known in the world of science. The authors of the articles represent different cities and scientific centers of Russia, as well as Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania. All published materials are original high-level research papers.