Korsun

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Korsun may refer to:

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
  • PaweÅ‚ Korsun a Warsaw-born musician, music journalist, Polish TV personality
Places
  • Korsun, Slavic name for the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea
  • Korsun-Shevchenkivskyy (or Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyy), a city in Ukraine
Other
  • The Battle of Korsun in 1648 during the Khmelnytsky Uprising
  • The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in 1944 during World War II
  • Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket - A computer game based on the Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket
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