The Moscow Sovereigns. The Younger Son

"The Moscow Sovereigns" is a monumental cycle of novels created by the writer, philologist-Russologist, folklorist, and historian Dmitry Balashov. This epic chronicle, a sort of one grand novel-epic, fit into a multi-volume edition, covers the period of Russian history from... 1263 to 1425 and has been astonishing readers for decades with its depth, scale, vivid imagery, and masterful stylization of language. Together, the novels of the cycle form a kind of chronicle, where the historical events of the lives of major principalities unfold year by year, reflecting the everyday life and customs of various classes, presenting the fates, appearance, and character of hundreds of historical figures. The opening novel of the cycle, "The Younger Son," tells the story of the life of the first Moscow prince, the younger son of Alexander Nevsky, Daniel Alexandrovich.