Prince Vladimir‘s Korsun Campaign and the Events Preceding Christianization of Rus'
Journal: Manuscript
Year: 2021

The research objectives are as follows: to identify the date of Prince Vladimir‘s Korsun campaign and to reconstruct the related events. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author justifies a new interpretation of events associated with Prince Vladimir‘s campaign. The conducted research allows drawing the following conclusions: Vladimir Sviatoslavich conquered Korsun in the summer or autumn of 987. In spring 988, when Byzantine emperors appealed to Russian prince, he wa