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Kseniya Konstantinova. Ксения Константинова. 730th Rifle Regiment. Senior Medical NCO. 4 June 1944 *. Captured, tortured and executed on 1 October 1943 after running out of ammunition while trying to protect injured soldiers. [50] Lyudmila Kravets. Людмила Кравец.
The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God (Russian: Феодоровская икона Божией Матери), also known as Our Lady of Saint Theodore and the Black Virgin Mary of Russia, is the patron icon of the Romanov family. It is one of the most venerated icons in the Upper Volga region. Her feast days are March 14 (27) and August 29.
Our Lady Derzhavnaya. Our Lady Derzhavnaya ("The Sovereign", "The Reigning Icon") is a Russian icon believed to date from the 18th century. According to Irina Yazykova, the Reigning Icon, "remains one of the most revered both inside Russia and in Russian emigre circles. Copies of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God can now be found all over ...
The Trinity (Russian: Троица, romanized: Troitsa, also called The Hospitality of Abraham) is an icon created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the early 15th century. [1] It is his most famous work [2] and the most famous of all Russian icons, [3] and it is regarded as one of the highest achievements of Russian art.
5 October 2006. Farm worker who fought a fire. [4] Yekaterina Budanova. 1 October 1993. Fighter pilot during World War II. [5] Lona Cohen. 15 June 1996.
Portrait Person Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900) seascape and landscape painter, portraitist The Ninth Wave, 1850 Storm, 1886 Brig "Mercury" Attacked by Two Turkish Ships, 1892 Fyodor Alekseyev (1753–1824) cityscape and landscape painter Red Square in Moscow, 1801 The Foundling Hospital in Moscow The view of Nikolaev Sara Alexandri (1913–1993) still life and landscape painter. Nikolay Anokhin ...
Russian icons. Russian icons represent a form of religious art that developed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity after Kievan Rus' adopted the faith from the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in AD 988. [1] Initially following Byzantine artistic standards, these icons were integral to religious practices and cultural traditions in Russia.
Summers were spent on vacation at Aix-les-Bains in France, visiting relatives in the Russian capital or at Fredensborg and Bernstorff in Denmark, and relaxing at Mon Repos, Corfu. [27] Olga remained nostalgic for Russia. Her room was filled with icons from her homeland and, in the palace chapel, she sang Slavic hymns with her children.