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One of this figure’s vassals, enraged at not being invited to a party, knocked down all the church steeples in this figure’s capital city. This figure’s uncle was fictionalized as a wise hero who ignored instructions not to bathe in a particular river. That uncle and vassal of this figure wielded a “hat of the Greek land” to win a battle in which he was trapped in dragon’s blood for three days. This figure had the epithet “Fair” or “Red Sun.” (15[1])This ruler’s court also included a hero (15[1])who defeated a robber with a deadly (*) whistle after standing up from a stovetop after 30 years. Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, and other bogatyrs served this ruler, who sets up idols honoring Mokosh, Perun, and other pagan deities before casting them aside in the Primary Chronicle. (10[2])For 10 points, name this ruler, derived from a man who legendarily declared that drinking was the joy of his people and converted the Kievan Rus to Christianity. ■END■ (10[1])

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