Rus' adopted Christianity from Byzantium. At the same time, two independent strong states were formed between the German Empire and Russia - Polish and Hungarian, which blocked the empire’s further movement to the east. The formation of these states also limited the direct influence of Latin-German principles. The main figure of this very important event, Pope Sylvester II, the famous predecessor of Gregory II in many ideas, acted in this case in the spirit of the primordial policy of the Roman court - to assert the independence of individual peoples, in order to tie them all the more closely as equal sons of the Christian family to the throne of the Holy Father. IIetra, as the general and highest center of spiritual life. With certain obligations in relation to the papacy, Stephen the King of Hungary and Boleslav the Brave King of Poland with the crown received complete ecclesiastical independence. In the latter respect, they now received the rights and obligations that hitherto belonged to one empire—namely, to establish
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bishoprics and appoint bishops in their states, as well as ■ the duty to spread Christianity among their pagan neighbors. Thus, the formation of two independent states in the neighborhood of Russia removed it from the influence of German-Latin principles, but brought it closer to the influence of the papacy through Hungary and especially Wormwood. Was there such an influence and how significant was it? This question leads us to the history of two Western missionaries who came to Rus' under Vladimir and Svyatopolk - to the history of the so-called “Apostle of the Russians” Bruno Boniface and the Bishop of Kolobrez Reinburn.