Is traditional chronology correct? Do we understand antiquity correctly? How could tiny Hellas give the world so many brilliant names - philosophers, historians, sociologists, mathematicians, engineers, astronomers, doctors? Who baptized Rus'? Could the steppe nomads have created a war machine that conquered half the world - from the Pacific Ocean to the Adriatic coast? Who fought with whom on the Kulikovo Field? Orthodox historical science is not able to give a convincing answer to these and many other questions. The author invites the reader to take a skeptical look at the traditional concept of world history. For a wide range of readers.