The history of Rus' is usually traced back to the “calling of the Varangians.” The same thing that happened before Rurik came to “rule over us” is rarely mentioned in textbooks. Nevertheless, the presence of statehood in Rus' “before Rurik” is confirmed by an abundance of facts. The first issue of the “Guide to the History of Russia” is dedicated to the “pre-Rurik era”. You will learn the main secrets of the history of the Slavs, where the Scythians disappeared, who founded Veliky Novgorod, the blood of which peoples flows in the Russian people, why we call ourselves “Russians” and much more. The publishing design is preserved in pdf A4 format.