About the book: 2000 / The collection includes masterpieces of ancient Russian literature, as well as familiar ones, for example, "The Lay of Igor's Host", "Zadonshchina", etc., and little-known ones, painting a picture of not only the military-heroic, but also the religious, commercial and educational life of the ancient Russian state. Almost all works are given in a new modern literary translation. Compiled by O.V. Gladkova.