1242. The fate of the Russian land hangs in the balance. Waves of the Mongol invasion are rolling in from the east - more than half of the principalities lie in ruins: trampled by steppe cavalry, cut out, burned to the ground. The onslaught of the Teutonic Order is intensifying from the west - Pskov has already fallen, the threat looms over Mister Veliky Novgorod. Forgetting previous grievances, Prince Alexander Nevsky hurries to the aid of the Novgorodians. Here, on the ice of Lake Peipsi, the fate of Rus' is being decided. Here the German “Drang nach Osten” will be stopped and the “dog knights” will be defeated. For “whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword - on that the Russian land stood and will stand!” A new book from the author of the bestsellers “The Massacre of Prince Igor” and “The Battle of Kulikovo”! The decisive battle of Russian history through the eyes of ordinary warriors who accomplished the impossible, withstanding the blows of the best knightly cavalry in Europe and covering themselves with unfading glory. Eternal memory to them!