Congratulation by Prime Minister of Ukraine on the Day of Christianization of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine
28.07.2017 09:33 | Fin.Org.UA / Ukrainian Government
Fellow Ukrainians!
The
Christianization of Kyivan Rus
became an epoch-making event that had determined further development of the
Ukrainian state and its place among the European nations, as well as
foreordained the civilizational and cultural mar of
history in our country. By baptizing the Rus, Princes
of Kyiv had established stateness being among the
most successful in the Europe of those days.
Having been
converted to Christianity, Prince Volodymyr the Great
then paved the way for Kyiv to be an essential part of the European
civilization for the millenniums to come, created conditions for the formation
of the unique sociocultural environment, which has
been and still remains an integral part of Europe. For centuries, the Ukrainian
land was developing in the tideway of the European Christian culture, and even
emerging of the eastern tyranny and its lingering governance had failed to
change it. Back to the time when many European countries were just beginning to
develop their own statehood, Ukraine had already chosen its European future due
to the baptization.
In the
distant 988 our ancestors on the slopes of the Dnieper river
chose the path towards civilization and development, wisdom and kindness, light
and love. May the chosen way either become a guarantee of our success and drive
of all Ukrainians for new achievements!
I wish all
of You peace, harmony, good health and unwavering self-confidence!
Sincerely
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr GROYSMAN