BAL322410 Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great choosing the religion in 987 (oil on canvas) by Eggink, Johann Leberecht (1781/87-1867); Museum of the History of Religion, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: The pagan Vladimir chooses Christianity as the new State religion for the Kievan Rus; Prince of Novgorod, Grand prince of Kiev and ruler of Kievan Rus\' from 980 to 1015. His father was prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty. ); Dutch, out of copyright.