Among historical novelists of the early 20th century there was no more popular name than Lev Zhdanov. Most of his books are devoted to little-known pages of Russian history. The six-volume collected works of the writer include his best historical novels - chronicles and stories. Almost all have been out of print for over eighty years. The second volume includes a historical chronicle in two stories “Sagittarius at the Throne” (“Rus at the Turning Point”, “The Youth - Ruler”) and a historical story - a chronicle “The Wedding of the Recluse.”