The Korsun legend of Vladimir’s baptism
2nd edition
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Serie Linguistic heritage of the XXth century
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The book studies various legends of Vladimir’s baptism described in ancient chronicles. It focuses on the Korsun legend which states that Vladimir was baptized out of compliment to his imperial brother-in-law. The publication is written by Alexei Shakhmatov, an outstanding Russian linguist and historian of the XIXth-XXth centuries.