How many disasters have there been in the history of our planet that are worthy of being called floods? Are the legends and traditions about these majestic and formidable events reliable? The book by the famous researcher Rudolf Konstantinovich Balandin is a fascinating story about evidence of past cataclysms, many of which are etched in the memory of mankind. The author, who has devoted many years to studying the history of culture and philosophy, also reflects in his new book on what awaits Russia and our entire planet in the future.