We know from ancient chroniclers and historians that in the 6th century the Anta people lived in the Dnieper region. But by the 7th century it had disappeared without a trace. Who were the mysterious antes? Where did you go? What did this name mean? What relation do they have to Ancient Rus'? Disputes on this topic have not subsided for several centuries. According to the Soviet academician B.A. Rybakov, the Antes are the Rus, that is, the ancestors of Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians. According to the assumption of the Ukrainian professor M.S. Grushevsky are exclusively Ukrainians, and according to the emigrant historian G.V. Vernadsky - Alans. And finally, many remember the historical novel by V.I. Ivanov’s “Primordial Rus'”, where the Antes-Russ operate on the Dnieper in the 6th century, and their enemies are the Khazars and Byzantines. Most historians agree that the Antes of the 6th century are Slavs, citing archaeological finds of the so-called as proof. Prague-Penkov archaeological culture. But at the same time, it is obvious that anty is an Alan, not a Slavic word. Why and when did some of the Slavs accept it as their name? And who are the antes? Our ancestors or ancestors of other ethnic groups? Does the blood of ants flow in Russians? These and other questions are answered by the next book in the series.