SAINT ALEXANDER NEVSKY On September 12, the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky (1220-1263). A skilled military leader and wise statesman, Alexander fought alongside his father at just 15 years old. By age 16, he was ruling independently in Novgorod, and at 20 achieved his legendary victory over Swedish forces at the Neva River - the battle that gave him his famous epithet "Nevsky." His armies remained undefeated in battle, as he consistently so

The scene is from the 1938 Soviet historical drama film Alexander Nevsky, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The film depicts the 13th-century invasion of Novgorod by the Teutonic Knights and their defeat by Prince Alexander Nevsky. The image likely shows a scene related to the famous "Battle on the Ice" sequence. #topfhelm and #sallethelmet | Andrey Galevskiy Page