About the book: 2009 / Rusinia, Ruthenia - so in the 9th century AD. e. were the lands on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, inhabited by the Slavic tribes of Bodrichi, Pomeranians and Lyutichs. It was here that Rurik, the future founder of the great dynasty, was born. From here, in 862, he was called by the Novgorodians to the princely table to stop civil strife. This is how the unification of the Slavic tribes into the Russian state began. But for greatness, for power, for a place in history, you have to pay a terrible price - rivers of blood, lives taken, broken destinies, personal happiness. And Prince Rurik paid the gods in full. His whole life is a cruel battle with fate, a merciless war with the sworn enemies of Rus' - the Saxons and Danes, executions of conspirators, suppression of rebellions, long campaigns at the head of a squad of Slavic Vikings. For the sake of his destiny, for the sake of the future of the Russian land, he spared neither enemies, nor friends, nor himself. This is the only way great things are accomplished and great powers are born... This novel is an artistic reconstruction of one of the most mysterious periods of Russian history. This is a new look at the birth of Rus', refuting the notorious “Norman theory”. This is a true portrait of the founder of the Russian state.