Korsun
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Korsun may refer to one of the following:
- People
- Nikolai Georgiyevich Korsun (1876-1958), a Soviet military historian
- Nikolai Nesterovich Korsun (1911-1988), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Places
- Korsun - Slavic name for ancient Greek colony of Chersonesos in Crimea.
- Korsun-Shevchenkivskyy (or Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyy) - city in Ukraine.
- Other
- The battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in 1944 during World War II.
- Battle of Korsun in 1648 during the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
- Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket - A computer game based on World War II battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket.