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Reuters: Putin unveils monument to Russia’s ‘spiritual founder’, calls for unity

By Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speach during an opening ceremony of monument to Vladimir the Great in Moscow on November 4, 2016 during celebrations for National Unity Day.
Photo by AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 4 unveiled a monument to the medieval prince who brought Christianity to the precursor of the Russian state, a figure being embraced by the Kremlin as a symbol of national identity.

Unveiling the statue to Grand Prince Vladimir near the Kremlin walls, Putin said the prince had been the spiritual founder of the Russian state.

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