Vladimir Saint. Baptist of Rus'. Karpov A.

The book is dedicated to the great Kyiv prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, the Baptist of Rus'. There is no more significant name in Russian history. Vladimir St., Vladimir the Great, in the memory of the people - Vladimir Red Sun - the nicknames themselves speak of the attitude of descendants to their great ancestor. But what was Prince Vladimir in life? How did the pagan and fratricide turn, the persecutor of Christianity and the defender in the enlightener of the Fatherland, the great state husband, man of the highest spiritual feat? We know too little about the personality of this person; Much is shrouded in secrets, legends and traditions.

This book is the first attempt to recreate the genuine biography of the prince on the basis of a scrupulous study of preserved sources.