Nasha knyzhka u naochnyy sposib – za dopomohoyu kol′orovych map, kartynok i korotkych napysiv – rozkazhe pro istoriyu, kul′turnu spadschynu ta vydatnych lyudey nashoyi ridnoyi krayiny – Ukrayiny: vid Kyyivs′koyi Rusy – seredn′ovichnoyi derzhavy, scho isnuvala na terenach suchasnoyi Ukrayiny z ICH stolittya do seredyny CHIII stolittya, azh do suchasnoyi Ukrayins′koyi Derzhavy. CHytachi diznayut′sya, chto stvoryv i zachyschav nashu derzhavu, yak u rizni periody isnuvannya zminyuvalys′ yiyi kordony ta yaki podiyi v yiyi istoriyi buly nayvyznachnishymy.