People and customs of ancient Rus'. Romanov Boris

, among the other books devoted to the time of the formation of the Old Russian state, the book of Boris Romanov stands apart. The focus here is not the struggle of the princes for power and not military campaigns, but the life of an ordinary person from birth to death with all its hardships and joys, ordeals and thoughts - a word, everyday life. This man is a diverse: before us is a whole gallery - princes, combatants, spiritual fathers, servants, stinks, slaves... The author looks into the most hidden corners of Russian life and, as a result, creates a wide picture of the morals of pre -Mongolian Rus', based on a thorough analysis of written sources of XI - early XIII centuries. In the circle of his consideration - Russian annals, teachings, patterns, lives, church charters, literary monuments, international treaties, various editions of Russian Pravda.

Boris Aleksandrovich Romanov (1889-1957) - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Outstanding expert on ancient Russian life.