David was created by Italian early Renaissance sculptor Donato di Niccola di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello. In 1408, Donatello was commissioned by the operai of the cathedral of Florence. The young David was seen as an effective political symbol and religious hero.
Kievan Russia grew from the trade cities founded by Swedish Varangians. Kiev became the dominant city under Vladimir I, whose conversion to Orthodox Christianity and marriage to a Byzantine princess oriented Kiev toward Byzantium. Kiev thus became a bulwark against the spread of Latin Christianity.
In a personalist regime, the power is held by a single leader, whose demands become law for the entire country.
This regime is a form of autocracy. It is a government system that operates as an absolute monarchy or a despotate. Personalist leaders are able to appoint friends or family to important offices. As a consequence, population gain respect for their leader. For example, the Kim dynasty in North Korea.
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