About the book: 2009 / The publication dedicated to the centenary anniversary of the scientist will present two monographs from the rich scientific heritage of the major Soviet historian Vladimir Vasilyevich Mavrodin "Education of Old Russian state" (L., 1945) and "Formation of a unified Russian state" (L., 1951). The works are united by one scientific approach and the general idea of ​​​​the creation and development of Russian statehood.