Byzantine influence can be seen in Russian literature because the Russians allowed only literature from the Byzantine Empire into the country. Educated Russians read all the Greek classics. The Russians translated Greek and religious texts into Russian. Russians following the Eastern Orthodox religion read only religious texts. Solution Option (A) The Byzantine Empire saw its greatest success in the region of Southern Russia. It was only the byzantine that used Cyril-made an alphabet so that the Russians could read the Bible. Before that the general population of Russia could not connect to the church ceremonies and rituals but the change made it easy for the general people to understand the literature..