“The Sovereigns of Moscow” is a monumental series of novels created by the writer, Russian philologist, folklorist and historian Dmitry Balashov. This epic chronicle, a kind of one grandiose epic novel, fit into a multi-volume edition, covers the period of Russian history from 1263 to 1425 and for many decades has not ceased to amaze readers with the depth, scale, brightness of images and masterful stylization of language. Together, the novels of the cycle form their own a kind of chronicle in which the historical events of the life of large principalities unfold year after year, where the life and customs of various classes are reflected, the destinies, appearance and character of hundreds of historical figures are presented. This volume includes the novels “The Burden of Power”, dedicated to the struggle of the Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita for the unification of Rus', and “Simeon the Proud,” which tells about the fate and reign of Ivan Kalita’s eldest son and heir, Prince Semyon Ivanovich.