About the book: 2008 / Is there some higher meaning in the emergence of the empire of Genghis Khan? Or did a monstrous game of chance bring countless kingdoms of Asia and Europe to the feet of the Mongol warrior, destroying their inhabitants? A definitive answer to these questions is unlikely. The author of the book you are holding in your hands, Erenzhen Khara-Davan, a historian of the Eurasian type, a Kalmyk by nationality, did not follow the path of unrestrained national apologetics. First of all, he seeks to comprehend the essence of the very idea of ​​​​the Eurasian empire. The reader will probably not agree with all of his conclusions. However, this book gives rise to very non-trivial thoughts. And more interesting than textbook Eurasianism.