Ancient Rus" in faces. Gods, heroes, people

The book "Ancient Rus" in the faces. The gods, heroes, people "are the last work of Boris Putilov, the illustrated encyclopedia of mythology, epic and historical heritage of pre -Petrine Russia. The author reveals to the reader of the characters of folk beliefs of pagan and Christian Rus", introduces the famous heroes of the oral and written tradition, as well as with outstanding figures of ancient Russian culture and statehood. Veles and Perun, Brownie and Leshy, St. Nicholas, the Virgin, Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets, Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible and many other, less famous heroes of epic history are represented in the book of a famous scientist for a wide range of readers who are interested in history, culture and politics of the ancient Rus"