"THE RINGING CEDARS OF RUSSIA"

The Story of The Ringing Cedars of Russia Book

Series
The story began in 1994 on the bank of the River Ob
amidst the endless expanses of the Siberian taiga. The
well-known Siberian entrepreneur Vladimir Megre met
with two elderly gentlemen who told him about the
amazing properties of the Siberian cedar (also known
in the West as the Siberian pine ). At first he didn't pay
much attention to what they told him, but as he
continued to reflect on it, Vladimir began to discover,
in the historical and scientific literature he examined,
more and more evidence supporting their words.
Finally he decided to organize an expedition with a
fleet of river steamers. The expedition was ostensibly
for commercial purposes, but in actual fact his
overriding motivation was to find the elders again and
learn more about the secrets of the cedar.
A
meeting
which
changed
a
life
Having instructed his fleet's captain to maintain their
course, Vladimir slipped away by himself at the exact
spot where he had met the two elders the previous
year. On the riverbank he found a woman waiting for
him who turned out to be their granddaughter. She
called herself Anastasia. This woman, through the
depth of her knowledge, her sincere love and her
outlook on the world, was to have a profound influence
on
Vladimirs
whole
life.
At first he saw her simply as a young attractive woman
who, though she appeared quite knowledgeable about
modern urban society, seemed to be utterly naive in her
aspirations to change that society from her remote
location far off in the wilds of Siberia.
Later, however, Vladimir came face to face with
certain psychic abilities of Anastasia's which defied
explanation, even though they were undeniably real to
his perception - inexplicably manifesting themselves in
a tragic struggle of virtue against vice which unfolded
before his very eyes. He was shaken by scenes
somehow presented to him from his not-too-distant
past, but from a totally new point of view. Now able to
look at his own and others' behaviour more objectively,
Vladimir gained a new appreciation of what Anastasia
was endeavouring to do, and in an effort to help, he
promised to fulfil Anastasia's request and write a book

about his experiences.

Action
Upon returning to his home in Novosibirsk , Vladimir made a series of unsuccessful
attempts to spread this new outlook on the world among his friends. He went to
Moscow and tried to organize a league of pure-minded entrepreneurs - again without
success. Finding himself on the edge of an abyss, he finally remembered his promise to
Anastasia to write a book, along with her assurance that the book would help many
people see the world in a new light and give him the strength to go forward.
Then something incredible happened: without any specialised training, Vladimir Megre
launched into writing a series of books which in a very short time became
extraordinarily popular, selling in the millions, and would be translated into some
twenty languages. Each passing day introduced more and more new readers all over the
world to these remarkable writings.

The books set forth - in very clear language - profound ideas about the education of
children and the importance of communicating with living Nature - ideas ranging from
nutrition and health to spirituality and sexual relations. With their practical wisdom on
matters of everyday life, the books have become the basis for a number of sociological
studies and scholarly papers.
We take pleasure in recommending them to the broadest possible readership.