Oles Busyna’s book reveals the mystery of the origin of Rus’. Rus’ is the land of Odin—the god of the ancient Scandinavians—whose descendants, according to the author, the Rurikids considered themselves to be. Despite this, the book’s author does not stand on the side of Normanism, nor does he consider himself an anti-Normanist. In Oles Busyna’s view, Rus’ is the result of a mixing of Slavs, Ugro-Finns, and Turks, where the Scandinavians—who gave a name to the new state—played the role of a magical starter culture.