Battle on the Ice. Kovalenko D. L.

XIII century was very difficult for Rus': the Mongol hordes came from the east, and from the west - Catholic knights who wanted not only to capture Rus', but also to destroy the saving Orthodox faith. At this formidable hour, the Prince Alexander Prince Alexander stood defending Rus'. In 1240, at the Neva, in his first battle, he defeated the Swedish knights, and in 1242 on Lake Peipsi defeated the Livonian Order. The book of Denis Kovalenko fascinatingly tells about this most important battle for Rus'.