Through the relations established by these people with Byzantium during the Middle Ages, their ruling and educated classes were led to adopt many features of Byzantine civilization-notably its religion and law, its literature and art-with the result that they were able to share in, and eventually to contribute to, a common cultural tradition. At different times in their history the peoples who lived in that region-Bulgarians, Albanians, Serbs, Romanians, Ukrainians, and Russians-experienced the lasting impact of Byzantine culture. Among the events that have shaped the history of Europe a notable one is the influence exerted by Byzantium on the cultural life of Eastern Europe.
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