Alexander Nevskiy. The youth of the commander. Jan V.G.

Vasily Yang (1875–1954) - Soviet writer and publicist. At the turn of the XIX - XX centuries, he actively traveled around Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. As a military correspondent, he participated in the Russian-Japanese and civil wars. After the revolution, he lived and worked in the USSR.

The historical novel of Vasily Jan tells of the youth, formation and glory of the Novgorod prince and knight Alexander Nevsky, about his first victory over the Swedes on the Neva and the protection of the Russian land from the Livonian Order. Filled by historical details and exciting plot lines, this novel is one of the best examples of the work of the famous Russian writer.

He was invulnerable on the battlefield, he was irresistible in a diplomatic game, there was little in Rus' such intercessors...