Slavs are the oldest and most numerous family of peoples, rightfully proud of their history. Unfortunately, Russian contemporaries are extremely poorly informed about the life of their ancestors in pre-Christian times. Books, which describe the pre-Christian history of Russia, will help to figure this out.
Oldest book
The most ancient and original source about the pre-Christian history of Russia is the Veles Book, which describes events from the 9th century BC to the 9th century AD (the times of Rurik, Askold and Dir). The authenticity of the modern Veles book, as well as the authenticity of The Words about Igor’s Regiment, has been repeatedly doubted - the text of the book was first published on paper in 1950 by a certain Yu.P. Mirolyubov, however, despite this, he is an important and reliable source on the history of Russia until the time of Christianity.
The information provided in the Veles Book confirms a number of studies on this topic conducted by modern authors.
The presentation of the book is presented in the form of an unknown Slavic language, which is very difficult for translation and its understanding. Nevertheless, the Veles Book contains a lot of information about the monotheistic Old Russian faith, which considered all gods and spirits to be the hypostases of the Great and One God - the Father. It also describes the knowledge of pre-Christian Rus about the feast of the Trinity, the presence of paradise and the immortality of the human soul. For the first time the Veles book was discovered during the Civil War - then it was a wooden tablet covered with obscure writing.
