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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 69

Which leader adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of Russia”

  1. Vladimir the Great

  2. Michael Romanov

  3. Ivan IV

  4. Boris Godunov

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Answer: (A) Vladimir the Great

Explanation

Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev, converted to Orthodox (Byzantine) Christianity in 988 AD and had his people baptised in the Dnieper. This made Orthodox Christianity the state religion of Kievan Rus', the forerunner of Russia.