MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has led ceremonies launching a large statue outside the Kremlin to a 10th-century prince of Kiev who is credited with making Orthodox Christianity the official faith of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
In a speech by the 16-meter-tall (52-feet-tall) bronze monument to Prince Vladimir, Putin said the medieval ruler was a “farsighted politician” who “laid down a moral foundation that defines our lives to this day.”
The opening took place as Russia marks National Unity Day, a contemporary holiday that replaced the Soviet Union’s annual celebration of the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917.
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Source: KXAN
