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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the broad, cold Nevski Prospect the passers-by guessed: the hour was near.
From Time Magazine Archive
While at the capital on this occasion we paid a visit to the British hospital, occupying a palace on the Nevski Prospekt, which was under the management of Lady Sybil Grey.
From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Sir C. E. (Charles Edward) Callwell
Vienna is not like Petrograd where the thousands of eyes of the Nevski Prospect have been put out and squads of dead shops stare at one from smashed windows and gutted interiors.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
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