About the book: 1988 / Novel about Alexander Nevsky - a talented commander, diplomat, outstanding statesman of Ancient Russia. His military activity occurred during a difficult time for Rus' - the Mongol hordes devastated the country, an invasion of German, Scandinavian and Lithuanian feudal lords threatened from the west. Under these conditions, Alexander Nevsky led a complex political struggle, the goal of which was to preserve the independence of the Russian people. For the general reader.