Day of the baptism of Rus
July 28, Sunday
Day of the Baptism of Rus, the day of the baptism of Rus, on July 28, is a day of remembrance in Russia and Ukraine (15th July). The holiday was introduced in Ukraine in 2008 and in Russia in 2010 in memory of the Kiev Grand Duke Vladimir, who was baptized according to the Byzantine rite on July 28, 988 and declared Christianity the state religion. Kievan Rus is the predecessor empire of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.