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Alexander III of Russia <=SEP=> Alexander III (Russian: Алекса́ндр III; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈtrʲetʲɪj]), or Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Рома́нов; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ rɐˈmanəf]; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) was the penultimate Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Prince of Finland from 13 March  [O.S. 1 March] 1881 until his death on 1 November [O.S. 20 October] 1894.

Alexander Nevsky <=SEP=> Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский; pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪrɐˈslavʲɪtɕ ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj]; Ukrainian: Олександр Ярославович Не́вський); 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and Grand Prince of Vladimir during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history.

Alexander Nevsky (Prokofiev) <=SEP=> Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) is the score for the 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film Alexander Nevsky, composed by Sergei Prokofiev. He later rearranged the music in the form of a cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra, with text by the poet Vladimir Lugovskoy and Prokofiev. It has remained one of the most renowned cantatas of the 20th century.

Alexander Nevsky (film) <=SEP=> Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Не́вский) is a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Allison Park <=SEP=> Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a parish of the Diocese of Western Pennsylvania of the Orthodox Church in America.  It was founded in the Woods Run section of Pittsburgh's North Side in 1891. It was the first Russian Orthodox community in the Pittsburgh area.  The first pastor of Saint Alexander Nevsky parish was Fr. Victor Toth, brother of St. Alexis Toth, who was canonized by the Orthodox Church in America in 1994.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Russian: Александро-Невский Собор; Azeri: Aleksandr Nevski Başkilsəsi, often referred to as Qızıllı kilsə – "The Gilt Church") was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from when it was completed in 1898 until its destruction in 1937 during the Soviet era under Joseph Stalin. The cathedral was the biggest Russian Orthodox structure ever built in the South Caucasus.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Belgrade <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Serbian: Црква Светог Александра Невског ) is a Serbian Orthodox church in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. It was built in the style of Morava school  in 1877. It is located in the Dorćol in the municipality of Stari Grad. Like all Alexander Nevsky Cathedrals and churches, it is named after the Russian national Saint Alexander Nevsky.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Howell <=SEP=> The Saint Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral is located in Howell Township, New Jersey and is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Izhevsk <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Izhevsk, Udmurtia dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky. The Neoclassical building has a round golden cupola, an Ionic portico and a steepled bell tower rising above it.Like the Dnipropetrovsk Cathedral in Ukraine, the building was modeled on St. Andrew's Cathedral in Kronstadt (whose architect was Andreyan Zakharov).

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Moscow <=SEP=> 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.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Novosibirsk <=SEP=> Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Russian:  Собор во имя Александра Невского) is the Orthodox Cathedral in Novosibirsk, Russia, named in honor of Saint Alexander Nevsky.It is one of the first stone constructions in Novonikolayevsk (former name of Novosibirsk). The church was built in Neo-Byzantine architectural style in 1896–1899.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky, Russian: Собор Святого Александра Невского) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located at 12 rue Daru in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.  Established and consecrated in 1861, it is the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. It is the see of the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe, under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia <=SEP=> The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Bulgarian: Храм-паметник „Свети Александър Невски“, Hram-pametnik „Sveti Aleksandar Nevski“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions.The St.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an orthodox cathedral in the Tallinn Old Town, Estonia. It was built to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in a typical Russian Revival style between 1894 and 1900, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is Tallinn's largest and grandest orthodox cupola cathedral.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tiflis <=SEP=> The St. Alexander Nevsky Military Cathedral of Tiflis (Georgian: ტფილისის სამხედრო ტაძარი, tp'ilisis samkhedro tadzari; Russian: Тифлисский Александро-Невский военный собор, Tiflisskiy Aleksandro-Nevskiy voyenny sobor) was an Orthodox Christian cathedral in downtown Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgia, constructed during the Imperial Russian rule in the 1871-1872 and 1889–1897 and demolished by the Soviet authorities in 1930.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Polish: Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego, Russian: Александро-Невский собор в Варшаве) was a Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Saxon Square built in Warsaw, Poland, then a part of the Russian Empire. The cathedral was designed by distinguished Russian architect Leon Benois, and was built between 1894 and 1912.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cathedral in Yalta, Crimea, built in 1902.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź <=SEP=> The Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Łódź was completed in 1884, during the period when the part of Poland was part of the Russian Empire.

Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen <=SEP=> The Alexander Nevsky Church is the only Russian Orthodox church in Copenhagen. It was built by the Russian Government between 1881 and 1883, prompted by Princess Dagmar of Denmark's marriage to Alexander Alexandrovich on 9 November 1866 and their later ascent to the Russian throne as Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna. The church is dedicated to the Russian patron saint Alexander Nevsky.

Alexander Nevsky Lavra <=SEP=> Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg supposing that that was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes; however, the battle actually took place about 12 miles (19 km)  away from that site. "On April 5, 1713, in St. Petersburg, in the presence of Peter I, the wooden Church of the Annunciation was consecrated.

Alexander Pomerantsev <=SEP=> Alexander Nikanorovich Pomerantsev (Russian: Александр Никанорович Померанцев, November 11, 1849 — October 27, 1918) was a Russian architect and educator responsible for some of the most ambitious architectural projects realized in Imperial Russia and Bulgaria at the turn of the 20th century.

Anton Mitov <=SEP=> Anton Stefanov Mitov (Bulgarian: Антон Стефанов Митов; 1 April 1862, Stara Zagora - 20 August 1930, Sofia) was a Bulgarian painter, art critic, art historian, social activist and corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Armenian national liberation movement <=SEP=> The Armenian national liberation movement (Armenian: Հայ ազգային-ազատագրական շարժում Hay azgayin-azatagrakan sharzhum) aimed at the establishment of an Armenian state. It included social, cultural, but primarily political and military movements that reached their height during World War I and the following years.Influenced by the Age of Enlightenment and the rise of nationalism under the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian national movement developed in the early 1860s.

Boris III of Bulgaria <=SEP=> Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1894 – 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier), son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I. This was the country's second major defeat in only five years, after the disastrous Second Balkan War (1913).

Bulgaria <=SEP=> Bulgaria (/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/, /bʊlˈ-/; Bulgarian: България, tr. Bǎlgarija, IPA: [bɐɫˈɡarijɐ]), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България, tr. Republika Bǎlgarija), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.

Bulgarian Orthodox Church <=SEP=> The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian: Българска православна църква, Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva) is the oldest Slavic Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia.

Bulgaria–Russia relations <=SEP=> Bulgaria–Russia relations (Bulgarian: Отношения между България и Русия, Russian: Российско-болгарские отношения) are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Russia. Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 7, 1879. Bulgaria has an embassy in Moscow and 3 consulates general (in Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg). Russia has an embassy in Sofia and 2 consulates general (in Ruse and Varna).

Byzantine Revival architecture <=SEP=> The Byzantine Revival (also referred to as Neo-Byzantine) was an architectural revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. It emerged in the 1840s in Western Europe and peaked in the last quarter of 19th century in the Russian Empire; an isolated Neo-Byzantine school was active in Yugoslavia between World War I and World War II.

Cathedral of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan <=SEP=> The Cathedral of Saint Vissarion of Smolyan (Bulgarian: катедрален храм „Свети Висарион "молянски\) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Smolyan, Bulgaria, inaugurated on 2 July 2006. It is the third largest church in the country (after the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, and Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Varna) and the largest church in southern Bulgaria.

Church of St Demetrius, Boboshevo <=SEP=> The Church of St Demetrius (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Димитър) is a Bulgarian church dating from the Late Middle Ages near the town of Boboshevo, Kyustendil Province.

Commemorative coins of Bulgaria <=SEP=> Commemorative coins have been issued in Bulgaria since 1965 by the Bulgarian National Bank, headquartered in Sofia, and minted by the Bulgarian Mint (Bulgarian: Монетен двор).

Dobri Dobrev <=SEP=> Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (Bulgarian: Добри Димитров Добрев) (born 20 July 1914), better known as Grandpa Dobri, Elder Dobri (Bulgarian: дядо Добри), or The Saint of Bailovo is a Bulgarian ascetic who walks several kilometers each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia to collect money for charitable causes. Dobrev donates all the money he collects to charities, orphanages, churches and monasteries and he turned 100 in July 2014.

Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral, Varna <=SEP=> The Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral (Катедрален храм "Успение Пресвятия Богородици"  or Катедрален храм "Успение Богородично" translit. Katedralen Hram Uspenie Bogorodichno) is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgarian Black Sea port city of Varna, and the second largest in Bulgaria (after cathedral Alexander Nevski in Sofia). Officially opened on 30 August 1886. It is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna.

Eastern Orthodox Church <=SEP=> The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, also referred to as the Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Orthodoxy, is the second largest Christian Church in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents. It tends to be the Church identified most often with the single term "Orthodox", as it is the largest among the Christian groups that call themselves by this name.

Georgi Rakovski Street <=SEP=> Georgi Rakovski Street (Bulgarian: Улица Георги Раковски, Ulitsa Georgi Rakovski), usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, located in the central area of the city. It is named after the famous Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski.

Grand Hotel Sofia <=SEP=> Grand Hotel Sofia is a five-star hotel in the center of Sofia, Bulgaria, located on Gen. Joseph C. Street in Sredets district. It is located near the Bulgarian National Theatre and the City Art Gallery, in walking distance from Bulgaria Concert Hall, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Kresty Prison <=SEP=> Kresty (Russian: Кресты, literally Crosses) prison, officially Investigative Isolator No. 1 of the Administration of the Federal Service for the Execution of Punishments for the city of Saint Petersburg (Следственный Изолятор № 1 УФСИН по г. Санкт-Петербургу) is a detention center in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The prison consists of two cross-shaped buildings (hence the name) and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The prison has 960 cells and was originally designed for 1150 detainees.

List of Russian Orthodox churches <=SEP=> This is a list of Russian Orthodox churches that are individually notable.  This includes churches of the semi-autonomous Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and churches in Russia and elsewhere not within ROCOR's system.

List of cathedrals in Bulgaria <=SEP=> This is the list of cathedrals in Bulgaria sorted by denomination.

List of largest Orthodox cathedrals <=SEP=> This is a list of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world, based on area and capacity. Any Orthodox Cathedral that has a capacity of 5,000 people, can be added to this page. The cathedrals are listed in alphebetical order according to country. The Cathedrals are from any Eastern Orthodox Church in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople (Istanbul).

National Art Gallery (Bulgaria) <=SEP=> The National Art Gallery (Bulgarian: Национална художествена галерия, Natsionalna hudozhestvena galeriya) is Bulgaria's national gallery and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art. It is located on Battenberg Square in the capital city of Sofia, occupying most of the historic and imposing edifice of the former royal palace of Bulgaria, having been established in 1934 and moved to the palace in 1946, after the abolition of the monarchy.

Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian Empire <=SEP=> Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian Empire emerged in the 1850s and became an officially endorsed preferred architectural style for church construction during the reign of Alexander II of Russia (1855–1881), replacing the Russo-Byzantine style of Konstantin Thon. Although Alexander III changed state preferences in favor of late Russian Revival, neo-Byzantine architecture flourished during his reign (1881–1894) and continued to be used until the outbreak of World War I.

Nevsky <=SEP=> Nevsky (masculine), Nevskaya (feminine), or Nevskoye (neuter) may refer to:Things in relation to or named after Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263), Russian historical icon and patron saint of Saint Petersburg:Alexander Nevsky (film), 1938 historical drama film based on the life of Alexander NevskyAlexander Nevsky (Prokofiev), the score for the 1938 film, composed by Sergei ProkofievAlexander Nevsky Bridge in Saint PetersburgAlexander Nevsky Cathedrals, list of cathedrals and churches named after Alexander NevskyAlexander Nevsky Lavra or Monastery, founded by Peter the Great in 1710 in Saint PetersburgLife of Alexander Nevsky, Russian literary monument of the late 13th – early 14th centuriesLife of Alexander Nevsky (illuminated manuscript), Russian illuminated manuscript of the late 16th centuryNevsky District, district of Saint Petersburg, RussiaNevsky Prospekt (Saint Petersburg Metro), station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg MetroNevsky Prospekt (story), short story by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1835Nevsky Pyatachok, the name of the Neva Bridgehead southeast Saint PetersburgNevsky String Quartet, string quartet based in Saint PetersburgOrder of Saint Alexander Nevsky, first instituted in 1725 by Catherine I of RussiaOrder of Alexander Nevsky, established by the Soviet Union to replace the Order of Saint Alexander NevskyRussian frigate Alexander Nevsky, large screw frigate of the Russian Imperial NavyRussian submarine Alexander Nevsky, Russian nuclear submarine of the fourth-generation Borei classNevskoye Microdistrict, part of Kaliningrad, Russia

Nevsky Prospect <=SEP=> Nevsky Prospect (Russian: Не́вский проспе́кт, tr. Nevsky Prospekt; IPA: [ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt]) is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned by Peter the Great as beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and, after making a turn at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

Nikola Marinov <=SEP=> Nikola Marinov Abadzhiev (Bulgarian: Никола Маринов Абаджиев) was a Bulgarian painter and teacher.Marinov was born in the town of Targovishte in 1879.  His interest in painting began in the high school. After that he continued his education at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, Italy, where his teachers included Andrea Tavernier and Giacomo Grosso.

Order of Alexander Nevsky <=SEP=> The Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: орден Александра Невского) 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.  It was originally established by the Soviet Union as a military honour during World War II, more precisely by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 7, 1942.

Order of St. Alexander Nevsky <=SEP=> The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on 1 June [O.S. 21 May] 1725 by Empress Catherine I of Russia.

Painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School <=SEP=> The painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School was the mainstream of the Bulgarian fine arts between 13th and 14th centuries named after the capital and the main cultural center of the Second Bulgarian Empire, Tarnovo. Although it was influenced by some tendencies of the Palaeogan Renaissance in the Byzantine Empire, the Tarnovo painting had its own unique features which makes it a separate artistic school.

Religion in Bulgaria <=SEP=> Bulgaria has been traditionally a Christian state since the adoption of Christianity as state religion in 865, and therefore the dominant confession is Eastern Orthodoxy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Russian Church, Sofia <=SEP=> The Russian Church (Bulgarian: Руска църква, Ruska tsarkva), officially known as the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker (църква "Св. Николай Чудотворец", tsarkva "Sv. Nikolay Chudotvorets"), is a Russian Orthodox church in central Sofia, Bulgaria, situated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard.

Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky <=SEP=> Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) was a large screw frigate of the Russian Imperial Navy. The ship was designed as part of a challenge being offered by the Russian Empire to the Royal Navy, but was lost in a shipwreck in 1868 while Grand Duke Alexei, son of Tsar Alexander II, was aboard.

Second Bulgarian Empire <=SEP=> The Second Bulgarian Empire (Bulgarian: Второ българско царство, Vtorо Bălgarskо Tsartsvo) was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1396 or 1422. A successor to the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

Silvia Dimitrova <=SEP=> Silvia Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Силвия Димитрова) (born 1970) in Pleven) is an icon painter. She won a place at the prestigious School of Applied Arts at Troyan at the age of 13. She graduated in 1989. She then studied icon painting in Sofia under the tuition of Georgi Tchouchev, the grand master of Bulgarian icons, and was invited to exhibit her work in Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, amongst the elite group of icon painters.

Sofia <=SEP=> Sofia (/ˈsoʊfiə/) (Bulgarian: София, Sofiya,pronounced [ˈsɔfijɐ]) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Sofia is the 14th largest city in the European Union with population of more than 1.2 million people. The city is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country, within less than 50 kilometres (31 mi) drive from the Serbian border.

St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Riga <=SEP=> St. Alexander Nevsky Church (Latvian: Svētā Ņevas Aleksandra pareizticīgo baznīca) is an Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 56 Brīvības Street.

Timeline of Sofia <=SEP=> The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Tourism in Bulgaria <=SEP=> Tourism  in Bulgaria is a significant contributor to the country's economy. Situated at the crossroads of the East and West, Bulgaria has been home to many civilizations -  Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs, Proto-Bulgarians, and Ottomans. The country is rich in tourist sights and historical artifacts, scattered through a relatively small and easily accessible territory.