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

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...