What does the byzantine empire and russia have in common?
The Byzatnine Empire heavily influenced Russia starting around the 8th-9th centuries. Missionaries from Constantinople brought the Eastern Orthodox religion to the Slavic kingdoms as well as the Cyrillic Alphabet, a written script for the slavic language based on the Greek Alphabet. Many Russian princes, like Vladimir I, converted to Orthodox Christianity and modeled their political structure after Byzantine rule. Trade was also established between the regions.
