Teeth: baptism of Prince Vladimir in Chersonesos confirms the right of Kyiv to Crimea

In widely celebrated Millennium death of St. Prince Vladimir, the Baptist of Rus. Historians and religious scholars have concluded - Russia is trying to construct our past without Ukraine without Kyiv Rus and it was used for that story, particularly the figure of PrinceI am Vladimir. The monument to Prince Vladimir the Great. Photo: mykolaj.lviv.ua As the « RL & raquo ;, celebrations on 1000 anniversary of the death of St. Prince Vladimir – Baptist of Rus', carried out in Russia for Church-State level. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill opened the sanctification of Sunday recovered the center of Moskvy church dedicated to St. Prince Vladimir – Diocesan House in LIHOVY lane. The event was attended by the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin. And there went the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition to officialdom, there are other measures to give round. For example, the folk festival « n Field & raquo ;, which this year is nEid theme « Vladimir. The birth of civilization & raquo ;. However, the religious component in the celebrations still dominates. Russian Orthodox Church Archdeacon Andrei Kuraev believes it is natural. &Laquo; people in Russia – million. Naturally, different people differently comprehend it. Everyone finds his own dimension to this date. But for people in the church??? more significant. It is therefore natural that the church and church notice this celebration more prominent than a purely secular & raquo ;, – Andriy Kuraev. Experts note that the official coverage of events surf ’ related to the death of Prince Vladimir, and obvious political context. Last year, after the annexation of the Crimea, Putin said that 988, Prince Vladimir was baptized in Kherson and only then began to spread Christianity in Kievan Rus. According to the president of Russia, which is why for the Russian Orthodox « Crimea same saint as Temple Mount to Muslims or Jews & raquo ;. Commenting on this statement, historian Andrei Zubov said that « Prince Ownedymyr was Kyivite, not Muscovites. This rather confirms the right of Kyiv to the Crimea, not Moscow & raquo ;. A director of the Ukrainian Association of Religious Freedom Yelenskyy Victor believes that a millennium celebration the death of Prince Vladimir fit into the line of conduct of the Kremlin towards Ukraine. &Laquo; In this – manifestation of the same « policies nam ’ & raquo ;, memory when a country tries to construct his past without Ukraine without Kyiv Rus, ie circumvent this episode. Because so much is said about the Crimea, so much is said that Prince Vladimir was baptized in Kherson. Such stories, such attempts quite fit into the policy of & raquo ;, – statedVictor Yelenskyy. Told

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