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For those who like numbers: Vladimir the Great was both, Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, until his death in 1015 A.D. In 988, he converted to Christianity and subsequently so did the Kievan Rus.
The Great Schisma, the split between eastern, Orthodox, and western, Catholic, Christianity was 1054 A.D.