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This is a large volume of popular scientific publication, the aim of which is to tell about the intertwining of history and culture of the people of the world. This volume is dedicated to the period of the Great Migration of People - a turning point in the history of mankind. Chronologically the material is brought up to 850 p. It is presented in two parts, in order to report on the process of formation of the new Middle Ages civilisation, to discuss the issues of economic, political, social and cultural development of the society. The first part, which is presented to you, begins with the crisis and fall of the Western Roman Empire and the establishment of barbarian kingdoms and ends with the formation of feudal relations in Byzantium and the Frankish Empire. The section on the history of the Ukrainian lands is entirely devoted to the great settlement of the Slov'yans (VI-VIII centuries). In the other part, the history of the lands of Tauria, the Pontic steppes, the Arab Khalifat, and the powers of Japan, India, China, and Mesoamerica is placed before the reader. The publication is well illustrated. It is intended for a wide range of readers who are interested in history.