There were numerous written records and stories from the region of Kievan Rus that is now known as Ukraine. One of the earliest being “The Primary Chronicle”, which focuses on the accounts of how religion was developed in the region of Kievan Rus and the role that it played in these people’s lives . This work originally dates from the thirteenth century. While the author of the Chronicle, Nestor, identifies as a Rus, it may be viewed that he also comes from Christian belief, possibly influencing his writing about the selection of a religion. The writings do not focus too much on the early civilization of Rus and its history, but we can see that Nestor’s primary focus is providing extensive information on the role of religion in ancient Russia…show more content… While the Jewish advocates made a distinct case of how the people of Rus should believe in their God, the Prince immediately was turned off and became disinterested, due to the fact that they would not be allowed to eat pork. This restriction instantly turned Prince Vladimir away from Judaism because pork was consumed daily, marking the exclusion of it from their meals as a con of converting to Judaism. When hearing that they must be circumcised and observe the day of the Sabbath, he asked them where their native land was. When they told him it was the land of Jerusalem, Vladimir was baffled and was quite unsure where that was. The Jews then explained to him that God was angry at their forefathers, so He scattered them among the gentiles (non-jewish people) to pay for their sins. Due to their punishment, their land was handed over to the Christians. Being strongly offended by what he had just heard, the Prince responded by questioning why they would believe in a God that has punished them in the way that he did. Prince Vladimir found this inferiority and subjection to God repulsive, so he shunned them away and awaited more advocates to arrive. There were plenty of others to visit him and several other religions for him to
