Prince Vladimir

Prince Vladimir (Russian: Кня́зь Влади́мир, Knyaz Vladimir) is a 2006 Russian traditionally-animated feature film loosely based on the story of Prince Vladimir, a historically important figure who converted Kievan Rus' (a predecessor state of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus) to Christianity a thousand years ago. The film's production was blessed by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexius II in 1998, and in 2000 it was granted the status of a national film and given government support. This is the first film to focus on the story of Prince Vladimir. The plot follows the events surrounding Vladimir from childhood and into adulthood. In the beginning of the film, being under the influence of the high priest Krivzha, the Prince is a young,...