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The contacts between Byzantium and the Kievan Rus began long before the adoption of Christianity in the Russian lands during the reign of Vladimir I in 988. The Byzantine emperors granted the right to free trade in Constantinople and in the lands ruled by the empire at the beginning of 10th century, which placed the Russian merchants among the first who had the privilege to trade in the capital of Byzantium. In later centuries (13th-15th) the relations were predominantly in the sphere of Orthodox Christianity – cultural, religious and political ties overshadowed the initial trade relations. |
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