MOSCOW (AP) – Vladimir Putin says the adoption of Christianity more
than 1,000 years ago in territory that later became Russia marked the
starting point for forming the Russian nation itself.
President Putin’s comments came Saturday in a ceremony marking the 1,030th anniversary of the adoption by Christianity by Prince Vladimir,
the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of Slavic tribes that
preceded the Russian state.
Speaking to thousands of clergy and believers at a huge statue of the
prince outside the Kremlin, Putin said adopting Christianity was “the
starting point for the formation and development of Russian statehood,
the true spiritual birth of our ancestors, the determination of their
identity. Identity, the flowering of national culture and education.”
Orthodox believers and priests attend a
ceremony marking the 1030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity
by Prince Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of
Slavic tribes that preceded the Russian state, in Moscow on July 28,
2018. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images)
ceremony marking the 1030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity
by Prince Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of
Slavic tribes that preceded the Russian state, in Moscow on July 28,
2018. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre
L) and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (centre R) attend a ceremony marking
the 1030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity by Prince
Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of Slavic tribes
that preceded the Russian state, in Moscow on July 28, 2018. (ALEXANDER
ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images)
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/28/putin-christianity-foundation-russian-nationhood-cultural-identity/L) and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (centre R) attend a ceremony marking
the 1030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity by Prince
Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, a loose federation of Slavic tribes
that preceded the Russian state, in Moscow on July 28, 2018. (ALEXANDER
ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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