The unloved youngest son of Vladimir the Saint, Prince Yaroslav was forced to come to power through blood and betrayal - but was remembered by descendants not for sins and crimes that no ruler can avoid, but as YAROSLAV THE WISE. He gave Rus' the long-awaited peace and unity , firm power and fair laws - the famous “Russian Truth”. He defeated the predatory Pechenegs and strengthened the southern borders, built churches and cities, founded the first Russian monasteries and installed the first Russian metropolitan, opened schools and paid for the work of translators, copyists and chroniclers. He turned Rus' into one of the most enlightened and prosperous states of the era and became related to most of the royal houses of Europe. There was one thing he could not give himself and his loved ones - personal happiness... This book is an exciting story about the difficult fate, passions and exploits of Yaroslav the Wise, a tribute to the blessed memory of one of the greatest Russian princes.