EPISODE 11 – SACRED ART IN THE LAND OF RUS, PART 1 Introducing part one of a series devoted to sacred art in the Land of Rus from the dawn of Christianity in that region, to the present day. This first part starts with a brief history on the land of Rus (modern day Russia, Ukraine and Belarus), its conversion to Christianity, and the early period of sacred art from the 10th to the 12th Centuries.