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The book analyses on the basis of the rich historical material, facts, statements of numerous Russian and foreign authors the backgrounds, streams, regularities of the origin, development and decline of the Russian Empire. The author, from the position of a patriot of Ukraine, fully considers the historical background of his people's struggle for independence, the establishment of the Ukrainian state, and prophesies its future completion. This book is a shortened version of the 1968 edition published in Toronto (Canada). In particular, a number of materials used by the author of that time radianstvo press, which have lost their relevance due to the passage of time, have been removed. The book is designed both for researchers - historians, political scientists, and for the general public.