About the book: 2007 / Chronicle of the Russian state from its inception to the present day. An artistic study of Russian national ethics. We often talk about the difficult fate of Russia and the Russian people. We are trying to find the causes of Russian troubles and disorders. We still don’t want to look inside ourselves... A unique investigation by Sergei Kravchenko analyzes amazing and sometimes comical pictures of the life of the Russian State from 862 to the present day. Let us muster the courage to explain the history of our country with everyday, understandable reasons. Let's take a closer look at the faces and deeds of the heroes of bygone times. Let's look at the events of our past from the perspective of a common person. How many wives and concubines did Prince Vladimir actually have? Is it true that Ivan the Terrible married Maria Ivanovna without divorcing Anna Koltovskaya? Did Alexander I die in Taganrog or did he become a Siberian hermit and live in repentance for many years? Who actually dealt with Ivan Susanin and why? “I want to tell you not about princes and kings, but about you and me. I hope you will understand that our grief is not due to the leprosy of the last century, but because it has long been our land, on our lives, on the blood of our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and - God forbid! “The Crooked Empire lay like an unbearable stone carcass on the destinies of our children.” Sergei Kravchenko Sergei Kravchenko was born on the Don, graduated from the Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute in 1974, and worked in the space simulator design bureau for almost 20 years. Cybernetics scientist, Ph.D. During the years of perestroika, he worked in several banks and on television. Graphic artist. About 200 works are exhibited online: He has been writing historical prose since 1998.