Orthodox believers carry church banners during a procession marking the 354th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Council in Kiev

Orthodox believers carry church banners during a procession marking the 354th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Council in Kiev January 17, 2008. The 1654 Treaty of Pereyaslav between Ukrainian Cossacks and Russian Tsar Alexey I ushered in an era of Orthodox Russia’s domination over Ukraine, separating it from Catholic Poland. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE)

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