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The 15 pages that link to Vladimir the Great, each with the reason it gives.

• KyivRelated: His rule strengthened Kyiv and made it the center of Christianization in Rus’.

• Christianization of Kievan Rus'Related: His baptism and policies made him the central ruler associated with the conversion of 988.

• Basil IIRelated: His military alliance helped Basil suppress Bardas Phokas’s rebellion.

• RurikRelated: His reign made the Rurikid claim to rule central to the history of Christian Rus'.

• PechenegsRelated: His reign included campaigns and frontier defenses against Pecheneg attacks.

• Yaroslav the WiseRelated: His death in 1015 triggered the succession struggle that brought Yaroslav to power.

• Polotsk PrincipalityRelated: His conquest of Polotsk brought the city under the authority of the prince of Kiev.

• Varangian GuardRelated: His alliance with Basil II included sending warriors who helped establish the emperor’s northern guard.

• Olga of KievRelated: His later Christianization of Rus′ extended the religious path Olga had begun at court.