History of the Russian people and the Russian state (from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century) In 2 volumes

Book of the historian and philosopher, candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor P.V. Ryabov in a laconic, bright and accessible form sets out a dramatic millennial history of the relationship between the Russian state and the Russian people, describes the main milestones, development and alternatives of history.
The presentation is built not as much as the chronologically consistent retelling of events, dates and names, as a study based on the problematic principle, fixing the key discussion issues of the history of Russia from the viarity of Varyagov before the beginning of the twentieth century. The author"s interpretation of the main processes and contradictions of history, missed opportunities and historiographic disputes is given. "Norman"s problem", the struggle of Moscow with Tver and Lithuania for hegemony in Russia, the consequences of the Mongolian yoke, the evaluation of the epochs of Ivan IV and Peter I, the problem of the accelerated modernization of Russia, the genesis and the consequences of serfdom and church split, the collision of state despotism and folk library, the relationship Repeatable reforms and counterposses in the autocratic empire, the phenomenon of the Russian intelligentsia and the origins of the revolutionary movement - here are some of the most important topics in the center of the research center P.V. Ryabov.
The book is intended for high school students, students and all readers interested in Russian history