Based on archaeological and historical materials summarized in the book, the culture, religious beliefs, and life of the ancient Scythians were reconstructed. The most accurate chronology of the most important phases of the development of tribal groups that were part of the Scythian state is given. A vivid panorama of the life of the freedom-loving Scythian tribes is shown, whose spiritual experience influenced the art of Russia, Germany and Scandinavia.

A fascinating excursion into the ancient history of the mysterious Scythians, who appeared from nowhere and disappeared to who knows where, but managed to become a kind of link between The ancient world and Slavic Russia. In the crescent-shaped steppe, from the borders of China to the banks of the Danube, in the 7th century AD, a people of extraordinary spiritual organization firmly settled, creating a very unique style of life, the features of which can be traced in the cultures of different peoples of Europe.

Author, based on archaeological reports on excavations of famous mounds and materials from historical research, provides the most accurate chronology of the most important phases of the development of tribal groups that were part of the Scythian state, explores religious ideas and the life of the ancient Scythians. The book also provides various versions of their origin, maps of migrations and sites of ancient tribes.