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To the immediate west of Kiev and Russ the Catholic nations Hungary and Poland were on the rise.
西边的基辅和俄国信仰天主教的匈牙利和波兰也处于上升阶段。
To the immediate North, West were Prussians and other Baltic tribes.
北部和西部的是普鲁士人和其他的波罗地部落。
To the south of Kiev and Russ were Bulgarians and Byzantines.
南部的基辅和俄罗斯是保加利亚人和拜占庭人。
Out to the west various Muslim Canites.
在西边的是不同的穆斯林部落。
At the time that Vladimir became ruler Kiev and Russ was just a blip on the world map.
当时弗拉基米尔成了统治者基辅和俄国只是世界地图上的一小块。
By the time he died Vladimir made Kiev and Russ a genuine world power.
到他逝世的时候弗拉基米尔使基辅和俄国成了世界上的强国。
Segment 16C, The Way of Russia's Elders.
16节C 俄罗斯的成长之路。
By the time Vladimir became grand Prince of Kiev, in 980 AD,
公元980年，弗拉基米尔成为基辅的大公，
Rurik's descendants had ruled over Russ for a century.
留里克的后代已经统治俄国一个世纪之久。
Having killed his brother, in order to become king,
杀了他的哥哥以后，为了当上皇帝，
Vladimir cared deeply about protecting his own job security.
弗拉基米尔非常注重保护自己的工作安全。
One logical means was obtaining the support of a state church.
一种合理的方式就是获得国家教堂的支持。
To this point Russ had been almost completely pagan.
至那时俄国几乎完全是异教国家。
Although Vladimir's grandmother Olga had converted to Orthodox Christianity.
尽管弗拉基米尔祖母奥尔加已经成了东正教徒。
Vladimir himself worshipped a small army norse and Slavic deities.
弗拉基米尔自己很崇拜诺斯和斯拉夫的神明。
As Russia's legend has it: in 987 AD Vladimir chose a state religion for Russ.
俄罗斯有传说，公元987年弗拉基米尔为俄国选了国教。
Vladimir dismissed Islam supposedly,
弗拉基米尔排斥伊斯兰教，
because Russians would never accept a religion which forbade them to drink alcohol.
因为俄罗斯人不能接受这个宗教禁止他们喝酒。
