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A dynastic federation of East Slavic principalities, with Kyiv as a political and commercial hub on routes between the Baltic and Constantinople. The court adopted Byzantine Christianity in 988; succession disputes and Mongol invasions dissolved its unity.
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Leans further toward religious than 91% of the 209 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Project of a dynastic empire organized as a federation of nationalities, with regional autonomy, local parliaments and recognized languages, while retaining a hereditary crown, unified army and military assertion of imperial greatness.
Current advocating a monarch who actually governs, as constitutional head of the executive or absolute sovereign, over a federation of states or regions with broad self-government, as in the German Empire of 1871, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia.
Russian geopolitical current that sees Eurasia as a distinct civilization and proposes a Moscow-led continental bloc, with regional autonomy and shared strategic command, against Atlanticism and US hegemony.
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Anarcho-NaturismAnarchist30%
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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A western US state with a Mormon majority, Utah combines the Latter-day Saints Church's influence over family and customs, a flat income tax, balanced budgets, a booming tech sector, a welcoming stance toward refugees and strict alcohol control.
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The first great universal empire in history, Achaemenid Persia governed dozens of peoples through autonomous satrapies, roads, and tribute, tolerating local languages, laws, and religions under the absolute authority of the King of Kings.
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