The new historical novel by Sergei Zaitsev takes the reader into the deep Middle Ages - into the 12th century, during the reign of the Kyiv prince Vladimir Monomakh. The author tells in a fascinating way about the adventures and trials that befell his young hero. This is a real odyssey, full of dangers, surprises, losses, battles, exploits and tender love. This is a battle with wolves in the night steppe, these are slave chains, these are racketeers in the medieval markets of Constantinople. “The Varangian Circle” is an action-packed narrative based on rich historical material.