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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").
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 ...
The young Eisenstein with his parents Mikhail and Julia Eisenstein. Sergei Eisenstein was born on 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1898 in Riga, in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Latvia), [3] [4] to a middle-class family.
The St. Alexander Nevsky, which was renamed Lenin after the Russian Revolution. Many of the names and numbers in We are allusions to the experiences of Zamyatin or to culture and literature. "Auditorium 112" refers to cell number 112, where Zamyatin was twice imprisoned and the name of S-4711 is a reference to the Eau de Cologne number 4711.
Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Не́вский) is a 1938 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. [1] It depicts the attempted invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire and their defeat by Prince Alexander, known popularly as Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263).
Daniil Aleksandrovich (Russian: Даниил Александрович; 1261 – 5 March 1303), also known as Daniil of Moscow, [2] was the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky and forefather of all Princes of Moscow. [3] His descendants are known as the Daniilovichi. [3]
Video of a performance of "Song About Alexander Nevsky", second movement of Alexander Nevsky cantata. Performers: St Matthew's Concert Choir. length: 2 min 54 sec "Rus' under the Mongol Yoke": The opening movement begins slowly, and in C minor. It is meant to evoke an image of destruction, as brought to Rus' by the invading Mongols.