The baptism of Princess Olga of Kiev the problem of the sources

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15 décembre 2016

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Publications de la Sorbonne

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Empire byzantin Geography History HIS037010 HIS052000 HBLC HBTP

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Christening Immersion, Baptismal

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Dimitri Obolensky, « The baptism of Princess Olga of Kiev the problem of the sources », Publications de la Sorbonne, ID : 10.4000/books.psorbonne.2159

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The time and place of the baptism of Princess Olga, regent of Russia after the death (c. 945) of her husband Igor and until their son Svyatoslav came of age (c. 964), have long been the subject of scholarly debate. The problem, as we shall see, is of more than passing interest: its solution could contribute substantially to our understanding of Russia’s relations with Byzantium and its western neighbours in the mid-tenth century. During the past fifteen years five major studies have appeared,...

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