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Vladimir I converts to Christianity when he marries Anne, the sister of the Eastern emperor Basil II, thus opening Russia to Byzantine influence. Basil II establishes the Varangian Guard, a well-paid loyal private honor guard, from a contingent of six thousand soldiers detailed to his use by Vladimir.
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