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The legend of the sunken city of Kitezh, the "Russian Atlantis"

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Analysis, between myth and historical reality, of the Russian legend of the submerged city of Kitezh-grad, which mysteriously sank to prevent the conquest by the Tartars. Even today many believe that it is sometimes possible to hear the sound of bells and see the golden domes of the church reflected on the surface of Lake Svetlojar, and some even claim to have stayed in the invisible city.

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