Holy Resurrection Cathedral - St. Nikolai(3)

This also led Vladimir to make up his mind to convert to Orthodox Christianity, ultimately propelling the historic event known as the "Baptism of Rus'" that continues to have an impact to this day. 🕍✨ 🌿🌟 Of course, the envoys' glowing praise of Byzantium was essentially a calculated move based on what they thought Vladimir wanted to hear. During their stay in Byzantium, the high - level hospitality from the emperor and the patriarch was also a matter of "when in Rome..." 🕍 Back to history, the author of the Primary Chronicle was a monk from the Kievan Rus' era, traditionally believed to be named Nestor. However, it is more likely that the chronicle was a collective effort by several generations of monks. 🌿🌟 Given his background, such a dramatic historical narrative, similar to the story of Siddhartha Gautama's Four Sights, should be approached with caution. 🕍📜 In reality, the choice of Byzantine religion by the Rus' was an inevitability of history. The Rus' had long - standing trade relations with the Byzantines, and Byzantine missionaries had penetrated regions close to Rus', such as the Bulgarian Kingdom. 🌿🌟 The advanced culture and social system represented by Byzantium were urgently needed by the newly established Kievan Rus' princes. And the vehicle for spreading culture and social systems was religion. Through the spread of Orthodox Christianity, Kievan Rus' gradually moved towards feudalism, and the distinct Rus' nation, separate from their neighbors and relatives, the Western Slavs, was gradually formed. 🕍🌟 🌿🌟 #Russia #RussianHistory #TokyoTravel #Tokyo 🌇