Peruvian famous archaeologist and world-famous historian, academician B.A. Rybakov (1908 - 2001) owns fundamental works on the history of Russia, the study of the origin of the ancient Slavs, the initial stages of the formation of Russian statehood, Kievan Rus of the 9th - 13th centuries, the development of crafts, the architecture of ancient cities, painting and literature, the beliefs of the ancient Slavs. The book “The Birth of Rus'” is based on the book by B.A., published in 1982 for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv. Rybakov “Kievan Rus and Russian principalities of the 9th – 13th centuries.”