diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f0b382d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## YTsaurus
+
+YTsaurus is a distributed storage and processing platform for big data with support for MapReduce model, a distributed file system and a NoSQL key-value database.
+
+This repository contains C++ SDK for YTsaurus.
+
+## Usage
+
+Refer to the [documentation](https://ytsaurus.tech/docs/en/api/cpp/description) and [tutorial](yt/cpp/mapreduce/examples/tutorial) to learn how to use C++ SDK on examples.
+
+## How to Contribute
+
+We are glad to welcome new contributors!
+
+Please read the [contributor's guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [styleguide](yt/styleguide/styleguide.md) for more details.