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The Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was abolished after the 1917 Russian Revolution, along with all other orders and titles of the Russian Empire. In 1942, the Soviet Union revived the order as a purely military decoration and renamed it the more secular Order of Alexander Nevsky, and the Russian Federation revived it in 2010.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and National Gallery for Foreign Art behind. The construction of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral started in 1882 (having been planned since 19 February 1879), when the foundation stone was laid, but most of it was built between 1904 and 1912. [3] Saint Alexander Nevsky was a Russian prince.
On 21 May 1725, the empress Catherine I introduced the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky as one of the highest decorations in the land. During World War II, on 29 July 1942, the Soviet authorities introduced an Order of Alexander Nevsky to revive the memory of Alexander's struggle with the Germans. [55]
Pages in category "Recipients of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: орден Александра Невского orden Alexandra Nevskogo) is an order of merit of the Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious service.
Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Allison Park , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US; under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Howell , New Jersey, US; under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (1921) The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Moscow was the largest of a series of cathedrals erected in Imperial Russia in commemoration of Alexander Nevsky, the patron saint of Emperors Alexander II and Alexander III. It was conceived by Alexander Pomerantsev and Viktor Vasnetsov as a 70-metre-tall memorial to Alexander ...