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The Life of Alexander Nevsky [a] is an Old East Slavic hagiography about Alexander Nevsky, composed and edited in stages between the late 13th century and the mid-15th century. [1] In most manuscript copies, its full title is Tale about the Life of the Brave, Blessed, and Great Prince Alexander Nevskii. [2] [b]
Alexander Nevsky's fame was spread wherever Imperial Russia had a strong influence; thus numerous cathedrals and churches were dedicated to him, including the Patriarchal Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria; the Cathedral church in Tallinn, Estonia; the Cathedral church in Łódź, Poland; the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Ungheni, Moldova. [citation ...
Illustration of the Battle of the Ice (л. 938.).. Life of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Житие Александра Невского; Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo) is a Russian illuminated manuscript of the 1560s, as part of the Laptev Volume of the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible ("Tsar-Book").
Russian prince decided to go on a campaign after the Lithuanians attacked the border area and robbed many locals. Alexander Nevsky headed to Lithuania, where he freed all the prisoners and defeated the Lithuanians at Lake Zizicekoe. On the way back, the Lithuanians tried to take revenge, but were destroyed again.
Alexander Nevsky (1221–1263) was a Russian statesman and military hero, serving as Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and Grand Prince of Vladimir Alexander Nevsky may also refer to: People
Alexander Nevsky. Vsevolod "the Big Nest", the Grand Prince of Vladimir during its Golden Age, had 14 children; Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir, military hero famous for the Battle of Neva and the Battle of the Ice, patron saint and the Name of Russia
On June 26, 1808, Emperor Alexander I approved the draft reform of theological schools, and at the beginning of the following year, the Alexander Nevsky Academy was divided into three completely independent stages: the St. Petersburg Theological Academy - the first in Russia, organized according to the new charter (the highest stage), the St ...
In 1938, he collaborated with Eisenstein on the historical epic Alexander Nevsky, composing some of his most inventive and dramatic music. Although the film had very poor sound recording, Prokofiev adapted much of his score into a large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano , orchestra and chorus, which was extensively performed and recorded.