Heading towards the "Last Ocean"

Author: [Russian] Vasily Vasilyevich
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: The History of the Mongol Empire's Western Campaign as Seen by Europeans, a Stalin Prize-winning masterpiece. I must reach the "last ocean"; when that time comes, the entire world will be in my grasp. —Genghis Khan Who is worth trusting? Who has the iron shoulders to share some of my burden? Not long ago, we passed through the land of Novgorod. I do not trust this nation. It is like a soft and pliable tree, which can be bent but not broken. I have destroyed them mercilessly, but now, intelligence keeps coming that they are rising again, rebuilding, and gathering their armies. To forever subdue the Novgorodites, I have lost too many of our finest warriors on that land. This book is the third part of the outstanding historical trilogy "The Invasion of the Mongols" by the famous Soviet writer Vasily Vasilyevich (the first part "Genghis Khan," the second part "Batu Khan," both have Chinese translations), which won the Stalin Prize. The entire book primarily records the process of Batu Khan conquering Kyiv, advancing into Poland and Hungary, and finally reaching the Adriatic coast before withdrawing to Sarai. The book features a large cast of characters and complex plotlines, as well as a realistic depiction of the customs, lifestyles, and religious rituals of Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Arab peoples in the 13th century. The plot is full of twists, the conception is unique, the descriptions are meticulous, and the language is witty, making it highly engaging to read.