In the XIth century Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rus') reached its zenith under the reign of Yaroslav. He established enduring ties with many of the ruling European dynasties, strengthened the borders of Rus' and tried to free it from the influence of the Byzantine Empire. Since 988 the church of Rus' had been autonomous, apart from the right of Constantinople to appoint the Metropolitan.
Юрий Муравицкий
as Yaroslav the Wise
Пётр Вельяминов
as
Liudmyla Smorodina
as
Костянтин Степанков
as
Леонид Филатов
as
Konstiantin Artyomenko
as boyar
Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.
as
