The pages of home history of XV come back to life in this book - XVI of centuries are both dramatic, key events and small episodes, about influence of that on motion of history the few begins to think at times. A period is overcame from the moment of release of Rus from foreigner dominion to great Strife - new loss of independence as a result of internal crisis and hostile encroachment. Why were primary successes replaced by defeats?That in the "second" Russian state was it initially - or became in course of time - by reason of similar flimsiness? Third volume project "History of the Russian state" continues conversation about history of Homeland with a reader, that prefers the enthralling manner of narration, but aims to study facts, but not artistic fiction, and to draw conclusion independently.