Wtf?

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>be him
>son of the great knyaz (king) and concubine that was working as a key master for the father
>taking and ruling the Great Novgorod after father's death
>brother Jaropolk is killing another brother Oleg
>people want a justice
>trying to do some cunning plan
>going to the Polotsk to marry belarusian knyazhna (princess) Rogneda, making children with and take a right for those lands and army to fight with Jaropolk later
>Rogneda is rejects this offer because "I don't want to marry with robichich (son of the slave women). I'm gonna marry with Jaropolk"
>ahaha, i've had enough.jpg
>go away
>get back in the day of wedding and grabbing the city, raping Rodneda, killing her parents and adopt her little brother
>have no real rights to rule Polotsk by political reasons
>oh you.jpg
>intimidated people so no one is ready to say no
>feels good man.jpg
>accumulate an army
>going to the Kiev to fight Jaropolk
>one shady Jaropolk's governor is offering an interesting idea - call him for a negotiation and kill without big clash
>JUST DO IT.webm
>Jaropolk is dead
>Kiev surrenders because Vladimir is the only legitimate (a.k.a. only that is alive) heir of his father
>army on his side too btw
>feels good man.jpg
>raiding Byzantium
>genocide white croatians on the back way
>raiding it Byzantium again
>heard about 10/10 qt byzantine princess and want to marry with her
>her father can't afford this
>adopt christianity
>he actually can
>going back to the Rus
>baptizing it
>offer each converted a clean white shirt
>stops execute even fucking rogues because it's not allowed in the christiany - to kill
>became literally the kindest ruler in the human's history
>western historians still calling you "bloody tyrant without any good feautures"
How can western historians even compete?