Gilliatt in Kiev
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Copyright © 2009 - All rights reserved - Surrounded by ice-laden trees is this mid-18th century statue of Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great, Grand Prince of ancient Kyivan Rus, overlooking the Dniper river commemorating the baptism of the city. It was Vladimir I who converted to Christianity in 988, and proceeded to baptize the whole of Kyivan Rus in the Dniper river below the spot of the statue when he made Orthodox Christianity the official religion of the State. Kyiv, Ukraine 2008
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Copyright © 2009 - All rights reserved - Surrounded by ice-laden trees is this mid-18th century statue of Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great, Grand Prince of ancient Kyivan Rus, overlooking the Dniper river commemorating the baptism of the city. It was Vladimir I who converted to Christianity in 988, and proceeded to baptize the whole of Kyivan Rus in the Dniper river below the spot of the statue when he made Orthodox Christianity the official religion of the State. Kyiv, Ukraine 2008