By Vladimir V. Sytin
The Ukrainian Times
A monument to Russian Grand Prince Vladimir who adopted Christianity as the official religion of Kiev Rus will be unveiled in Moscow on November 4. Estimated at 94 million rubles, the monument is erected from the design by sculptor Salavat Scherbakov.
It is worth remembering that under St. Vladimir’s reign Rus became a powerful medieval empire unifying Eastern Slavic nations in the expanse from the Baltics to the Black Sea, from the Volga to Tisza rivers. The empire had strong political, cultural and commercial links to Byzantium and other European and Middle East countries. Kiev, the mother of Russian cities, was one of the most famous centers of Christian civilization.
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