Ancient Russian history to the Mongol yoke. In 2 volumes (set)

Mikhail Petrovich Pogodin (1800-1875) - Russian historian, journalist, publisher. During his professional activity, he collected the most valuable collection of ancient Russian manuscripts and historical documents. The result of their many years of study was the introduction into the scientific circulation of a number of important historical sources and monuments of Russian literature, classical works on the history of Russia. Pogodin’s historical views were the recognition of the identity of the Russian historical process: in contrast to Western states, where, according to Pogodin, the driving force of history and the key feature of political life, the conquest became, the voluntary calling of the Varangians and the peaceful acceptance of Christianity is associated with the origins of Russian history.
published in 1871, "Ancient Russian History to the Mongolian yoke", in which Pogodin summarized his research on ancient Russian history, became a noticeable event in Russian historical science, finally completing a real transition to a real research process