About the book: 1982 / In the book, the author traces the changes in economic life, class struggle, and socio-political thought that occurred in Russia after its liberation from foreign yoke. Using a large amount of factual material, the author explores the heroic pages of the history of the Russian state during the period of its formation on the path of independent economic and political development, when the hated yoke had already been thrown off. Much attention in the book is paid to the international activities of the Russian government, the role of a strengthened state in European politics.