About the book: 2024 / "Walking Beyond Three Seas" by a Tver merchant of the 15th century. Afanasy Nikitin is a classic monument of Russian travel literature, probably the most famous of them. The new academic edition of Nikitin’s outstanding work summarizes all previous scientific publications, carefully preserving the achievements of scientists in researching, transmitting and commenting on the text. At the same time, it eliminates the significant shortcomings of old publications in the analysis of the origin of the “Walk” manuscripts, in the characterization of the journey and views of Afanasy Nikitin and, most importantly, in the understandability and accessibility of his work for the reader. The Russian view of the world, superbly conveyed by a traveler from the time of the unification of Rus' and its liberation from the Horde yoke, is close and understandable to the modern reader because the simple merchant Afanasy expressed the beliefs that underlie our worldview. The publication is addressed to students and teachers of historical specialties, political scientists and everyone those interested in the history of Russia. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.