About the book: 2019 / The early history of the Russian land is an integral part of the process of the emergence of the ancient Russian state. Middle Dnieper in the 9th–10th centuries. became the scene of a significant historical event: the transition of the Eastern Slavs from barbarism to civilization. Southern Rus' X century. appears as a huge cauldron that melted down various tribes. From this unique social and ethnic “kritsa” the way of life of the ancient Russian era was forged. The time of Vladimir Svyatoslavich is the very boundary that separates the late primitive era of the Eastern Slavs from the early state era. Subsequent period - XI-XII centuries. - this is the time of prosperity and the beginning of the decline of the Russian land. Under the influence of a number of reasons, by the middle of the 12th century. it splits into Kyiv, Chernigov and Pereyaslavl lands.