Alexander Nevski
Americannoun
noun
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In 1894 the Russian government, then ruling Warsaw and Poland, erected the magnificent Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevski, far larger than the Catholic Cathedral of St. John.
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Just the same, when the royal train arrived at Sofia, the route from the railway station to the Alexander Nevski Cathedral was guarded by a triple line of soldiery.
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In 1237, it was burned by the Tartars and the real founder was Daniel, a son of Alexander Nevski.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
The death of Alexander Nevski was a heavy blow to Russia.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
By the orders of his great successor his bones repose in the monastery of Alexander Nevski.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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