person
Vladimir Svyatoslavich
Prince Vladimir
also: Vladimir the Great, Владимир, Vladimir of Kiev
Tenth-century Grand Prince of Kiev who Christianized Kievan Rus in 988; the Primary Chronicle attributes to him the line 'Drinking is the joy of the Rus', his stated reason for rejecting Islam.
Reading notes
- What Is Better? §3 Prince Vladimir
Vladimir the Great (Vladimir Svyatoslavich), the tenth-century prince who Christianized Kievan Rus; the Primary Chronicle attributes to him the famous line 'Drinking is the joy of the Rus', which he is said to have given as his reason for rejecting Islam in favor of Christianity.
- To M. Ye. Chekhov, 18 January 1887. Moscow. §11 Prince Vladimir was called lord
of all the mir (world)
Vladimir Svyatoslavich, the tenth-century Grand Prince of Kiev who Christianized Kievan Rus, cited here as an example of the grandiose old style of address ("lord of all the world") applied to a ruler who, as Chekhov points out, controlled only a modest territory.