A rhapsody novel about a great and terrible time when Prince Vladimir forcibly united pagan (Vedic) Rus', fragmented into principalities, and brought it to Christianity. The author takes us to the origins of Russian history, to the difficult period on the eve of the baptism of Ancient Rus'. Why did the truth break down in Rus', where did the confrontation between people arise, how did the beast of enmity break free - Kim Balkov answers these questions in his novel. According to critics, until now the era of the baptism of Rus' has not had such a deep philosophical understanding in literature. The novel “Beyond Russia Rus'” was awarded the Grand Literary Prize established by the Union of Writers of Russia together with the joint-stock company “Diamonds of Russia” (2002).< /p>