Under this cover are two books published at different times. This is their fifth edition, expanded and revised. Books tell about the Turkic people. Colorful descriptions and legends tell about little-known events of world history, about the life and way of life of the ancient Turks, about their achievements, victories and defeats. The first book deals with the formation of the Turks as a people, their settlement throughout Eurasia, and the Great Migration of Peoples. It originated in ancient Altai and reached Europe by the 4th century. India and Persia were the first to learn about the high culture of the Turks. Then - the Caucasus and the Urals, Byzantium and Rome... The author seems to open a window into the captivating past of Russia. The second book tells about the Middle Ages, about its “dark ages”. That time left too many mysteries! What was the world like after Attila's death? The split of the Church, the birth of Islam, the Crusades, the campaigns of Genghis Khan, the Inquisition - all these are closely related events. In their series, the Turks were both heroes and victims.