The Rurik dynasty ruled Russia for seven centuries, and you don’t even know their names...If it weren’t for Rurik and his descendants, the history of our country could have taken a completely different path. Taking over rule over small tribes, they left behind one of the largest European countries (and the Troubles to boot). Among the Rurikovichs there were a variety of rulers: from well-read and fair princes to uncouth warriors and almost maddened kings. They made the history of Russia just as diverse. With what successes did the centuries-old history of Russian princes begin and how did an entire dynasty degenerate in half a century? What important events in world history took place in parallel with the usual and familiar events from Russian history? What do historians constantly argue about and what unscientific fictions do we accept as truth? You will find answers to these and many other questions in the book “Rurikovich. History of the dynasty for boomers and zoomers,” where the history of Russia in the 8th–16th centuries. is presented in a language understandable to modern people.