Dear Readers,We are pleased to present the third issue of European Herald, dedicated to the themes of spiritual values, public diplomacy, and cultural heritage.
Every year in the height of summer, we look back in ourminds to an event that became a defining turning point in the history of theEastern Slavs. The Christianization of Rus' took place in 988 by the will ofthe Grand Prince of Kyiv, Vladimir Svyatoslavich. This date is recorded inhistory books, and the holiday itself is celebrated annually on July 28th
Andrei Rublev (c. 1360 – 1428 or 1430) is widely regarded as the greatest master of the 15th-century Moscow school of icon painting, manuscript illumination, and monumental fresco painting. His oeuvre defined the historical trajectory of Russian sacred art, seamlessly fusing classical Byzantine traditions with a distinctive national aesthetic.