Eine Geschichte von Heiligen und Helden: Das Bildprogramm der Vladimirkathedrale in Kiev

With the emergence of Ukrainian national consciousness in the 19th century, Russian countermeasures began. Religion and the church played an important role in the Russian self-image defined by the Orthodox Confession. Kiev became the main venue where the Russian Empire remembered its beginnings. Historical and religious self-assurance flowed together in the construction of the Vladimir Cathedral. Her picture program tells the Russian story from Christianization to the Russian Empire as a success story, with Kiever Rus as an integral - Russian - component. The creation and preservation of this great work of art, even in the face of difficult times and nationalist receipts, are comprehensively illuminated in this book and located in the context of contemporary history.