Zwischen lateinischem Westen und christlichem Osten: noch einmal zur Christianisierung der Rus

Abstract

Christianization of the Rus’ is a subject of many existing articles and monographs. This article however deals it again from a somewhat untraditional perspective. It stresses the possible influence not only the center of Eastern Christianity, the Byzantine Empire, but also the centers representing the Western Christianity, that is, the Roman Empire and the Papacy had on this process. At the same time, a certain parallel between the events surrounding the Cyril and Methodius’s mission, the acceptance of Christianity in Bulgary and the Christianization of the Rus’ is pointed out.

Keywords

• christianization
• rus’
• orthodox christianity
• latin christendom
• 9th–10th century