Byzantium's Orthodox Empire: Conversion of the Rus

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Byzantium's Orthodox Empire: Conversion of the Rus

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In 988 AD, a Byzantine emperor desperate for allies made a deal with a pagan prince that would change the course of history. When Prince Vladimir of Kiev besieged Cherson, Basil II offered his own sister Anna in marriage — on condition that Vladimir convert to Christianity. The baptism of the Rus brought a vast new territory into the Orthodox fold, but it also sowed seeds of conflict with the Latin West. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the political calculus behind Vladimir's choice, the awkward reality of Anna's reluctant journey, and the long shadow cast by this conversion through centuries of East Slavic identity. Along the way, they touch on the Primary Chronicle, the role of Byzantine missionaries Cyril and Methodios, and how the Rus adoption of Orthodoxy set them apart from Catholic Europe. The conversation unpacks whether the conversion was genuine faith or geopolitical pragmatism, and how the legacy of that choice echoes in modern tensions between Russia and the West. #Byzantium #KievanRus #VladimirTheGreat #BasilII #ConversionOfTheRus #OrthodoxChristianity #PrimaryChronicle #Cherson #AnnaPorphyrogenneta #CyrilAndMethodios #EasternOrthodox #Schism #MedievalHistory #ByzantineEmpire #Russia #Ukraine #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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