[Mrs. Don-o]

Those wooden churches again — circa Vladimir.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Interesting as it says these churches were built on the orders of Prince Vladimir. He in fact was hetman of the Kievan Rus and his rule was centered in Kiev, Ukraine not Russia.

Interestingly he and his son, Prince Yaroslav (the wise) hired Byzantine craftsmen to build the beautiful church of St. Sophia (modeled after the Haigha Sofia in Istanbul)in Kiev.

It is a most gorgeous thing built of Byzantine brick and well worth a look if you ever get to Kiev.