Yaroslav the Wise

(1982)

★ 5.6 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Action, History, Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 156 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Григорий Кохан

Cast: Юрий Муравицкий, Пётр Вельяминов, Людмила Смородина, Константин Степанков, Леонид Филатов, Константин Артеменко, Константин Степанков мл., Николай Кейль, Владимир Левицкий, Boris Stavitskiy

Plot

In the XIth century Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rus') reached its zenith under the reign of Yaroslav. He established enduring ties with many of the ruling European dynasties, strengthened the borders of Rus' and tried to free it from the influence of the Byzantine Empire. Since 988 the church of Rus' had been autonomous, apart from the right of Constantinople to appoint the Metropolitan.