25 July 2008, 09:00
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINE
Dear Compatriots!
During these days we celebrate the majestic event The1020th Anniversary of Kievan Rus´ Christening. The fest that has united Ukrainian people spiritually, cherish our hope in peace on our earth.
More than 10 centuries ago Prince Volodymyr has baptized Kyiv citizens and his people in Dnipro river. It is difficult to overestimate the importance and consequences of these events for the development of the Ukrainian state. Exactly from the Kievan Rus´ Christening the veritable spirituality confirms on our lands, the unity of the state appears, the state that used to be one of the most powerful, developed and civilized parts of Europe in the 10th century.
Today this holiday unites the society round the veritable happiness and the national idea. Also it is an important phase for the purification of the society and for the respect towards the eternal values of our history.
From the bottom of the heart hope that The Holliday of The 1020th Anniversary of Kievan Rus´ Christening will cure and unite our souls, multiply prosperity in each family, give health for long years.
Sincerely Yours,
Arseniy Yatseniuk