About the book: 2014 / Oles Buzina’s new book reveals the secret of the origin of Rus'. Rus' is the land of Odin, the god of the ancient Scandinavians, whose descendants the Rurikovichs considered themselves to be. Despite this, the author of the book does not take the position of Normanism, just as he does not consider himself an anti-Normanist. Life is always broader than any theory. Rus', according to Oles Buzin, is the result of a mixture of Slavs, Finno-Ugric and Turks, where the Scandinavians, who gave the name to the new state, play the role of a magical leaven.