“Holy Rus'”, “Land of the Mother of God”, “God-bearing people” - equating Russia and Christianity, church officialdom insists that the historical fate of the Russian people is inextricably linked with Orthodoxy and that without the righteous faith Russia would not have existed as great civilization. But is it so? Has the adoption of Christianity become an unconditional blessing for the Russian Land? Does Vladimir the Saint deserve canonization and what price had to be paid for his bloody Baptism “by fire and sword”? Why, despite the most severe persecution of pagans, the Church for centuries could not eradicate the former faith? Should we be proud of the title of “servants of God” (while our pagan ancestors called themselves God’s grandchildren)? Was the choice in favor of Christianity a blessing and grace - or a historical mistake, a twist in the people's fate? And what could UNBAPTIZED Rus' have become?.. A new series of sharp historical journalism! A sensational book by the most courageous, independent and “politically incorrect” historian on the most forbidden topic!