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Christianisation of Rus'

Vladimir and the adoption of Christianity

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988–989

The prince's baptism, his marriage to Anna and the baptism of the people of Kyiv form a group of connected events in the late 980s. Christianisation of the different lands continued for much longer.

Traditional date
988
Clarification
The sequence of events in 987–989 is debated

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