The book by the USSR State Prize winner, writer S.P. Alekseev, includes stories from Russian history dedicated to the events of the Tatar-Mongol invasion, the Time of Troubles, the Peter and Catherine eras, the glorious exploits of Suvorov, the outstanding victories of the Russian people over Napoleon’s army in 1812 and over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. All of them are imbued with a sense of pride in the historical path of Russia and love for their native country.