About the book: 2016 / "From Rus' to Russia" - an original and truly in-depth study of the outstanding Russian historian and geographer L.N. Gumilyov. It turns the reader’s gaze to the historical period of our country, limited by the formation of the Principality of Kyiv and the era of Peter the Great’s reforms, and all events and actions of historical figures are explained from the standpoint of the passionary theory of ethnogenesis developed by the author. The book “From Rus' to Russia” was awarded the “Milestones” prize, an honorary diploma which is awarded for works that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of Russia, its history, its spirit. Anyone interested in Russian history will receive considerable pleasure from becoming acquainted with this extraordinary work, written in a living, figurative language.