7. Vladimir the Great

Vladimir takes the throne of Kyiv from his brother, and proceeds to make it his own. How does he become so great?
Content Warning: Instances of Sexual Abuse
Time Stamps: [12:04 - 12:18]; [14:30 - 14:38]; [20:09 - 20:20]
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​Vladimir the Great Coin
Влад Федченко, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir Drawn in 1619
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Baptism of Saint Vladimir
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir and Rogneda
Anton Losenko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir on Hryvnia
Национальный Банк Украины, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir on Millennium of Russia in V. Novgorod
Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir Searches for Religion
Эггинк Иван, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ruins of Kherson and the Cathedral of St. Vladimir
Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir breaking the idols
Vasily Vereshchagin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vladimir_I_of_Kiev 1672
Anonymous illumination, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Icon_of_S.Vladimir_by_anonymous_after_Vasnetsov_(20_c,_priv.coll)
Anonymous Russian icon painter (before 1917)Public domain image (according to PD-RusEmpire), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Bibliography

• History of Russia: Volume 2 - Kievan Russia by George Vernadsky
• A Cambridge History of Russia by Maureen Perrie
• The Russian Primary Chronicle