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Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinskiy is the Minister of Culture for Russia.
It was Kiev and the it was due to Prince Vladimir around 989 when this all happened.
The Byzantine give to the Kevan Russia way to culture development and Orthodox church.
Byzantine influence on Russia was really important because Russians adopted aspects of byzantine culture, such as art,music,and architecture. As a result, Byzantine domes evolved into the onion-shaped domes typical of Russian churches.
Vladimir Lenin lived in Russia.
Vladimir Zworykin was born in Murom, Russia.
Vladimir Chekalov was born in 1900, in Russia.
Vladimir Gribkov was born in 1902, in Russia.
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They provided a network for trade between the Byzantine Empire and Russia.
Russia did not have a national religion until around 1000 AD when Vladimir the Great sent envoys abroad to investigate various religions including Judaism, Islam and Christianity. After the envoys returned, Vladimir decided on the Christian faith of the Byzantine Church which he deemed to be the most compatible with the Russian way of life, and subsequently established the Russian Orthodox Church.
Vladimir the Great, prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015, converted from paganism to Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire, established the Orthodox Church in the Rus' and Christianized his lands.