The Warriors

25 hrs. 6 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Alexey Yugov

Narrator Natalya Gurevich

Description

The duology consists of the books “Daniil of Galicia” and “Alexander Nevsky.” The epic recreates a vivid image of Rus’ in the 13th century—fighting invaders from the West and the East; its brave people; its wise princes—commanders and diplomats.

Outstanding Russian historical writer Alexei Kuzmich Yugov (1902–1979) left a lasting mark on domestic historical literature. His works “Ratsobortsy,” “Immortality,” and “The Last Judgment”—together and each individually—were an event for lovers of the historical novel genre. Publishing house “Vече,” launching a new fiction series “World History in Novels,” presents Alexei Yugov’s duology “Ratsobortsy,” devoted to the brightest and most dramatic pages in the history of medieval Rus’ battling cruel invaders from both the East and the West—those who sought, at any cost, to subjugate and destroy the independent Slavic state.

The great victories of these princes had immense historical significance and were duly appreciated by their descendants. However, history is far more multifaceted than official assessments. And canonical images of Russian rulers bear little resemblance to the real princes who lived in a turbulent and tragic era…