About the book: 2019 / Doctor of Historical Sciences Alexander Vladimirovich Pyzhikov presents the forgotten work of Vladimir Vasilyevich Stasov "The Origin of Russian epics", published in 1868. In the second half of the 19th century, this devastating work became a tub of cold water splashed out on everyone who stubbornly supported national-Christian fictions. This work by Stasov not only made a significant contribution to Russian folklore, but also became the starting point of Russian Eurasianism, which many today are not even aware of. It examines extensive epic material from various peoples of Europe and Asia. The main idea: the revealed commonality of plots reflects not just similar event zigzags, poetic devices, but expresses the depth of the worldview of the peoples of a bygone era. Inherent in antiquity, it is far from both the standards of European enlightenment and confessional trends.