Slavs! Let's live amicably. ================ When we're together. I remember an old picture - Great three heroes stand. And in spirit, and desire are the same, And we talk about the epic. I think Dobrynya - Ukraine, Alyosha, the one that left - Belarus, Ilya, who took over the middle, In the opinion - Russia - remain. When the three of them - a large force When the three of us - they transcend evil. Where would their fate is no skidding, They feel each other's shoulder. We live together! We - the fraternal peoples: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus. Yes, sing through the ages Great friendship years - Slavic Brothers Golden Union! ------ Kryukov E.I
Saints Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev was the son of Prince Svyatoslav and grandson of Saints Grand Duchess Olga. Shortly before the death of Prince Svyatoslav section of Russian land between his three sons: the eldest son, Yaropolk received Kiev, middle, Oleg - land Drevlyane, and the youngest, Vladimir, - Novgorod. Soon after the death of Svyatoslav feud between the brothers began, which resulted in Prince Vladimir became autocratic Russia.
In the year 983 Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich made a successful attack on Yatvingians. In 987 he captured the town of Hersonissos, which belonged at the time of the Byzantine Empire and threatening to march on Constantinople, demanded the hand of Princess Anne, sister of the Byzantine emperors Basil and Constantine co-rulers. The last condition of marriage put Vladimir adoption of the Christian faith. When Princess Anne came with the clergy in Hersonissos, Prince Vladimir suddenly gone blind.
The princess asked him to immediately baptized, in the hope of healing. During the baptism of the prince saw. In spiritual ecstasy he exclaimed: "Now I saw God's True!" Some of the men the prince, struck by the miracle, and were baptized. In the baptismal Prince Vladimir was named Basil in honor of St. Basil the Great. Then in Chersonesos done his marriage to Princess Anna. As a ransom for the prince's wife returned Hersonissos Byzantium and built a temple there in the name of St. John the Baptist.
In Kiev, Prince Vladimir returned with Princess Anna of Constantinople and Chersonesus priests, taking the liturgical books, icons, church utensils, as well as relics of Clement, Bishop of Rome, and his disciple Thebes. Thus, consolidated dynastic and inter-connection between Rus and Byzantium.
Upon returning to Kiev Prince Vladimir baptized 12 of its sons. Baptized and all his house, and many of the boyars. Then Prince Vladimir began to eradicate paganism in Russia and the extermination of pagan idols. The clergy, as well as previously baptized Knyazhichi and boyars bypassed the area and homes Kiev and instructed them in the truths of the Gospel, exposing the vanity and futility of idolatry.
After adopting Christianity, Prince Vladimir ordered to set up Christian churches in places where previously there were idols.
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