The leather-bound book "Genghis Khan. The Hidden Legend"

An outstanding scientist, academician B. Y. Vladimirtsov once said: "Chinsgiskhan was the son of his time, the son of his people, therefore he should be considered acting in the environment of his century and his environment, and not transferred to other centuries and other places of the globe." Amazingly correct words! But until recently, few people were ready to give such an assessment of the activities of the first Mongolian Khan. The reasons for this attitude are generally understandable. Genghis Khan's hordes swept across Asia and half of Europe in a devastating wave, sweeping away everything in their path. "They came, broke, burned and killed" — this image of the Mongol-Tatars and their leader became the archetype of cruelty and barbarism for a long time. Why did the Mongols become the "main offenders" at a time when everyone was fighting everywhere? Because they were stronger and more organized than the rest, and they were led by an outstanding ruler? The defeated never like the winners and hardly recognize their superiority...

This book does not claim to restore historical justice. Here are the main historical documents about the ancestors, life, reign and main deeds of Genghis Khan. First of all, this "Secret Legend of the Mongols" is a colossal work of many Mongolian chroniclers, the primary source for all historical, artistic and scientific works about Genghis Khan and his era, a masterpiece of literature that stands on a par with the greatest literary monuments of antiquity — the Iliad, Kalevala and The Word about Igor's Regiment. After all, organized Mongolian "nestors" collected all the legends and myths about Genghis Khan's ancestors. And this is no less than 22 generations!