Official historiography requited with a historian a that coin. Pokrovskogo officially deleted the Russian historians from a current list.

Not by chance, that after abolition of soviet, censorship, when works of numerous pre-revolution historians began in a mass order to be reprinted, including second-rate, works of Pokrovskogo so remained unknown wide public».

During all book an author repeatedly leads self-control from works of Mikhail Pokrovskogo touching illuminations of one or another historical aspects. In a preface Boris Kagarlitskiy writes, that: «Renewal of traditions of school of Pokrovskogo» is needed, at least, in behalf of scientific honesty and historical justice. And however simple returning to the ideas of Pokrovskogo not enough». And further: « of dominating conceptions of Russian history must be even yet more radical, than for the marxist researcher of beginning of age».

Except for the ideas of Mikhail Pokrovskogo researches of prominent Russian economist Kondrat'eva, developing the theory about the recurrence of development of world economy are examined in a book. «Kondrat'evskie of wave» were very hostilely met soviet marxists, that did not prevent western scientists, including Immanuilu Vallerstaynu and Ernestu Mandelyu to apply and develop conceptions of Kondrat'eva.

By a red filament, through all « A peripheral empire» is passed by a «seditious» thesis about permanent, began which lost at back of ages, dependence of Russian administration from a foreign capital. Even October revolution did not decide this eternal problem of Russia. Theme it in general rises rarely. And if rises, then the scales of dependence are considerably understated. Although if to examine Russian history of new time taking into account interests of international capital, then many, until now logically inexplicable events acquire clear explanation.

More credible than all in connection with similar «heretical», going to the cut with official historiography, views of Boris Kagarlitskogo on history, a book is published in kick-up (see cover) series «All, that you know is a lie».

Three book from this series already awarded with prohibition, one by a court, two other Gosnarkokontolem. And to purchase them it is practically impossible. And the book of Boris Kagarlitskogo so far meets on counters.

" Peripheral Empire" - unique while example of application to Russian material of method of " analysis", founded Immanuilom Vallerstaynom, Samirom by Amine and Andre Gunder Frankom, expounds history of Russia from especially marxist positions. And it appears at such look, that all history of our country is taken to the searches of the most comfortable ways of motion of commodities and capital. Begins from assertion, that the almost instantaneous origin of single Kievan Rus in X ages from separate tribes was caused a necessity to provide safety on a trade-route "from varangian in Greeks". When in XIII ages of Vizantiya is an eventual point of this way - began to fall into a decay, and motion of commodities moved to Baltic, the Kievan Rus weakened sharply. And was broke. Just like this, but not vice versa.

For an author these polemic assertions are a not end in itself, but links in the chain of proofs of thesis, taken away in heading: Russia not chronically falls behind from the West, but simply since olden times "built-in" in his periphery. Thus, alas, as a source of raw material. At first this was and beeswax for candles, then grain (therefore in XVII ages, when it became a commodity, Muscovy again added Ukraine with its black earth), then is the forest and hemp for sailing-vessels, now is gas and oil. And serfdom of XVIIIXIX ages is not vestige of feudalism, but necessary condition of participation of Russia in the world economic system, such is exact, as slavery on American plantations.