The library of the project “History of the Russian State” is the best monuments of world literature recommended by Boris Akunin, which reflect the biography of our country, from its very origins. “The Tale of Bygone Years,” the oldest chronicle collection that has reached us, occupies a special place in history of Russian self-awareness. This is the most important evidence that reflects the ideas of the scribes of the early 12th century. about the emergence of Rus' as a state and the origin of the ruling dynasty. In the “Galician-Volyn Chronicle”, descriptions of battles and “action-packed” political intrigues are intertwined with private family affairs, reports of a restless thirst for activity for the glory of the fatherland. At the center of the story is the figure of Grand Duke Daniil Romanovich Galitsky, who is both an epic and romantic image of an extraordinary ruler and diplomat...