Russian history began long before the calling of the Varangians. The ancestors of the Russian people were not only the Slavs, but also the Finnish, Ugric, Turkic tribes, Sarmatians, Scythians, Cimmerians, Pelasgians, and ancient Aryans. Valery Shambarov’s new book, covering the period from the Biblical Flood to the Baptism of Rus', tells about the deep past of our country, about the great states that existed on our land in time immemorial. The author's previously known work about the ancient past of our country, “Rus - the road from the depths of millennia,” became a bestseller and in a short time went through several editions. The publication is intended for all those deeply interested in the history of their Fatherland.