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== History ==
== History ==
Following the [[Mongol]]'s shattering of [[Kievan Rus]], the loose federation of East Slavic and majority-[[Orthodox Christian]] polities from which [[Rusky Mir|Russia's civilization]]-state emerged, the Grandy Duchy of Lithuania eventually came to control most of today's [[Ukraine]]. It soon united with [[Poland]] in 1385-86, began to undergo Polonization, formed a Commonwealth with Poland in 1569, and then accelerated Polonization led to the 1596 Union of Brest that created the Uniate Church, basically Orthodox believers loyal to the Pope.
=== Origin and Schism ===
=== Origin and Schism ===
The Ukrainians received the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith through [[Eastern Roman Empire|Eastern Roman]] missionaries and their churches. Consequently, they were originally connected to the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]]. In [[988]], the [[Grand Prince of Kievan Rus|Prince]] of [[Kievan Rus|Kyiv]], [[Vladimir I of Kyiv|Volodymyr Sviatoslavych]], [[Baptism of Kyiv|proclaimed Christianity as the official religion]] throughout Ukrainian lands. This same year, almost the entire population was baptized by the Dnieper River in the [[Roman Catholic Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)|Byzantine Rite]].
The Ukrainians received the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith through [[Eastern Roman Empire|Eastern Roman]] missionaries and their churches. Consequently, they were originally connected to the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]]. In [[988]], the [[Grand Prince of Kievan Rus|Prince]] of [[Kievan Rus|Kyiv]], [[Vladimir I of Kyiv|Volodymyr Sviatoslavych]], [[Baptism of Kyiv|proclaimed Christianity as the official religion]] throughout Ukrainian lands. This same year, almost the entire population was baptized by the Dnieper River in the [[Roman Catholic Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)|Byzantine Rite]].