Contents of the collection with annotations: – Hero. He was the military leader of a small Dnieper principality, but the Khazar Khaganate and the Bulgar Kingdom fell to him. He gathered Varangians and Vikings, Hungarians and Pechenegs under his banners. He fought and spoke on equal terms with the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. He did not manage to create his own empire. But he managed to gain eternal glory. The first great commander of our history, the Grand Duke of Kiev Svyatoslav. - Pagan. Who is he, the illegitimate son of the great Svyatoslav, the pagan fratricide, who seized the grand prince's throne by force? Who is he, Vladimir the Red Sun, who laid the foundation for the terrible princely strife, the husband of many wives, who ruled Russia for a long time thirty-seven years old? Who is he, the baptist of Rus', equal to the apostles, holy Prince Vladimir, who laid the foundation of the future great power? Who is he? - Princely Russia. The son of the great Svyatoslav Vladimir won. Now he is the Grand Duke of Kyiv. He began his reign with the destruction of Christian churches and the erection of temples. But on one slogan “For the old gods!” you can't build a state. We must fight our enemies, we must defend our frontiers, gather a strong squad, look for allies and punish our enemies. It is difficult to build a power for a young prince, not only glorious, but also loving. But he will succeed. The State of Rus' will exist!