Alexander Nevsky – Greatest Russian of All Time
Monday, December 29th, 2008Angry people of Russia voted Alexander Nevskythe greatest Russian of all time in a Rossiya state television poll titled “Name of Russia”.
Alexander Nevsky is a Saint. He was a Prince of Novgorod in the 1200s and is remembered among Russians for his victories over Swedes and Teutonic knights who were making advanced on Russia. 300 years later, Alexander Nevsky was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint.
Oddly enough, 50 million Russian voters who participated in the poll voted dictator Josef Stalin third most popular historical figure. During Stalin’s 30 year rule, millions of Russians who opposed his policies either disappeared or were forced into hard labor in Gulags.
Congrats to Alexander Nevsky for being the greatest bad ass Russian of all time.
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