Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin - Russian History. Gift book bound in leather

Russian history through primary sources, epic folklore, and historical psychology

The majestic panorama of the history of the Fatherland on the pages of this book - the main work of the outstanding Russian historian Konstantin Nikolaevich Bestuzhev-Ryumin - appears unexpectedly new and exciting, not quite the same as, say, in the now widely known work of S.M. Solovyov. Close to the circle of Slavophiles, alien to a one-sided socio-economic approach, who has deeply studied the treasury of Russian epic folklore, K.N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin in his book recreates the picture of Russian history, relying on a wide range of primary sources. And in the interpretation of individual plots and historical figures, he sometimes acts as a subtle psychologist and almost a poet...