How the Russian state was formed from the first Slavic tribes to the October Revolution - on the pages of this book, the formation and development of the Russian state is considered in the context of world history. Politics, culture, wars and their prerequisites, the influence of church and religion, portraits of famous personalities - just imagine yourself an eyewitness to key events in the history of the Russian Empire! - Novgorod and Zalesye: were they Russia? - Moscow and the Horde: conflict or symbiosis? - Social experiments of Ivan Groznogo-Smut and stability: in search of the tsar - Reboot of Peter І: rebranding to the "Russian Empire" - Iron hand of "mother": Catherine II - Discrediting and the fall of the empire: Nicholas II