In this short book, Charles J. Halperin examines the transformation of the myth of the Rus’ Land. According to the author’s concept, this myth, which originated in the pre-Christian era (before 988), evolved from a clan-based myth into a dynastic legend of the Rurikids. Initially associated exclusively with the Dnieper River valley, the myth was transferred in the 14th century to the Suzdal region (translatio of the Rus’ land), where Moscow rulers (Vladimirovichi, a branch of the Rurikids dynasty) monopolized it.