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Grand Prince of Kyiv from 980 to 1015, Vladimir the Great unified and expanded Kievan Rus', ended paganism by adopting Byzantine Orthodox Christianity in 988, married the Byzantine princess Anna and had his people baptized in the Dnieper.
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Vladimir the Great leans further toward autocracy than 95% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Representation is where Vladimir the Great stands furthest from the rest.
On Technology, Vladimir the Great sits practically at the catalog median.
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Roman imperial tradition that, from Julius Caesar through Augustus, Nero, Marcus Aurelius and Justinian, concentrates army, law and administration in the ruler while preserving institutions, popular provisioning and sovereignty over a diverse empire.
Model that organizes society into corporations of workers and employers integrated into the state, seeking harmony between classes and directed economic cooperation instead of conflict or free competition.
Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian25%
Roman emperor from 306 to 337, Constantine reunified the Empire, granted freedom to Christians in the Edict of Milan (313), convened the Council of Nicaea (325), founded Constantinople and reorganized the state with a mobile army and fiscal reforms.
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A Eurasian presidential republic, Russia concentrates power in an authoritarian, nationalist regime, with an economy dependent on natural resources, a strong military apparatus, and a foreign policy of confrontation with the West.
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A vast empire of antiquity, Rome united military power, law, and centralized administration under the emperor, expanding across three continents and bequeathing language, laws, and institutions that shaped Western civilization.
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