Russia became closely linked with the Byzantine Empire through:

When Constantinople was conquered after 11 centuries as the Roman capital, by Ottoman Turks under the leadership of Mehmed II in 1453, Russia had become a central part of the Byzantine alliance. The Russian tsar — a derivative of the Latin Caesar, or imperial ruler — assumed, or presumed, the role of the imperial head of the Roman empire.

answer; /// the above statement is (false); the smaller states objected to the virginia plan because they would have fewer votes that the larger states;