Assurance of the famous historian N. M. Karamzin that Russian historical science, like many others, is overloaded with myths, the so-called "appendages of lies." Having removed the obvious inventions from the descriptive framework of Russian history, the author submits it as it really was. Written on the basis of Russian documentary materials, the historical study is addressed to a wide range of readers: scientists, university teachers, school teachers, students, high school students and everyone who wants to know the truth about the past.