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To the immediate west of Kiev and Russ the Catholic nations Hungary and Poland were on the rise.
西邊的基輔和俄國(guó)信仰天主教的匈牙利和波蘭也處于上升階段。
To the immediate North, West were Prussians and other Baltic tribes.
北部和西部的是普魯士人和其他的波羅地部落。
To the south of Kiev and Russ were Bulgarians and Byzantines.
南部的基輔和俄羅斯是保加利亞人和拜占庭人。
Out to the west various Muslim Canites.
在西邊的是不同的穆斯林部落。
At the time that Vladimir became ruler Kiev and Russ was just a blip on the world map.
當(dāng)時(shí)弗拉基米爾成了統(tǒng)治者基輔和俄國(guó)只是世界地圖上的一小塊。
By the time he died Vladimir made Kiev and Russ a genuine world power.
到他逝世的時(shí)候弗拉基米爾使基輔和俄國(guó)成了世界上的強(qiáng)國(guó)。
Segment 16C, The Way of Russia's Elders.
16節(jié)C 俄羅斯的成長(zhǎng)之路。
By the time Vladimir became grand Prince of Kiev, in 980 AD,
公元980年，弗拉基米爾成為基輔的大公，
Rurik's descendants had ruled over Russ for a century.
留里克的后代已經(jīng)統(tǒng)治俄國(guó)一個(gè)世紀(jì)之久。
Having killed his brother, in order to become king,
殺了他的哥哥以后，為了當(dāng)上皇帝，
Vladimir cared deeply about protecting his own job security.
弗拉基米爾非常注重保護(hù)自己的工作安全。
One logical means was obtaining the support of a state church.
一種合理的方式就是獲得國(guó)家教堂的支持。
To this point Russ had been almost completely pagan.
至那時(shí)俄國(guó)幾乎完全是異教國(guó)家。
Although Vladimir's grandmother Olga had converted to Orthodox Christianity.
盡管弗拉基米爾祖母奧爾加已經(jīng)成了東正教徒。
Vladimir himself worshipped a small army norse and Slavic deities.
弗拉基米爾自己很崇拜諾斯和斯拉夫的神明。
As Russia's legend has it: in 987 AD Vladimir chose a state religion for Russ.
俄羅斯有傳說(shuō)，公元987年弗拉基米爾為俄國(guó)選了國(guó)教。
Vladimir dismissed Islam supposedly,
弗拉基米爾排斥伊斯蘭教，
because Russians would never accept a religion which forbade them to drink alcohol.
因?yàn)槎砹_斯人不能接受這個(gè)宗教禁止他們喝酒。
