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This thesis aims to explore how Christianization under Prince Vladimir I was a strategic political act that reshaped power and culture in Kievan Rus'.

June 3, 2026Open Access

The Sacred King of Kievan Rus': An Examination of Christian Sovereignty and Cultural Formation under Prince Vladimir I Sviatoslavich

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This thesis aims to explore how Christianization under Prince Vladimir I was a strategic political act that reshaped power and culture in Kievan Rus'.
Analysis of primary sources like the Primary Chronicle and Rus'-Byzantine treaties
Examination of early Kievan church architecture and legal documents
Framework built around three main research arguments concerning sovereignty and ideology.
Vladimir I used Christian political technologies to replace tribal legitimacy with divinely sanctioned sovereignty.
This shift influenced the rituals, icons, and legal structures of Kievan society.
Vladimir's engagement with Byzantine Christianity was an active ideological process, not mere cultural adoption.

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Thesis examines Christianization in Kievan Rus', suggesting deliberate political shaping of culture and authority.

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Noah River-Jansky (2026) studied this question.

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The Sacred King of Kievan Rus': An Examination of Christian Sovereignty and Cultural Formation under Prince Vladimir I Sviatoslavich

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