The introduction of the
Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was planned by Russian Emperor
Peter I of RussiaPeter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
and was established in
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
by
Catherine I of RussiaCatherine I , the second wife of Peter the Great, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death.-Lowly origins:...
on May 21, 1725 in memory of the deeds of
SaintSaints, individuals of exceptional holiness, are significant in many religions, particularly Christianity.-General characteristics :Though the term is mostly used for Christians considered holy or virtuous, many religions use similar concepts to elevate people worthy of respect, e.g. see Hindu...
Alexander NevskySaint Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the city's history...
in defending Russia against foreign invaders. It was originally awarded to distinguished Russian citizens who had served their country with honor, mostly through political or military service.
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The introduction of the
Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was planned by Russian Emperor
Peter I of RussiaPeter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
and was established in
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
by
Catherine I of RussiaCatherine I , the second wife of Peter the Great, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death.-Lowly origins:...
on May 21, 1725 in memory of the deeds of
SaintSaints, individuals of exceptional holiness, are significant in many religions, particularly Christianity.-General characteristics :Though the term is mostly used for Christians considered holy or virtuous, many religions use similar concepts to elevate people worthy of respect, e.g. see Hindu...
Alexander NevskySaint Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir during some of the most trying times in the city's history...
in defending Russia against foreign invaders. It was originally awarded to distinguished Russian citizens who had served their country with honor, mostly through political or military service.
TolstoyTolstoy, or Tolstoi is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy who served under Vasily II of Moscow...
states in
Anna KareninaAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...
that the
Order of St. VladimirThe Cross of Saint Vladimir was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus.
Motto - "Benefit, Honor and Glory".
...
and
Order of St. AndrewThe Order of St. Andrew the First-Called was the first and the highest order of chivalry of the Russian Empire.- Russian Empire :The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great, in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia...
were higher honors. It was abolished in 1917 following the Bolshevik Revolution.
In 1942, the
Soviet UnionThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The name is a translation of the , tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated СССР, SSSR. The common short name is Soviet Union, from , Sovetskiy Soyuz...
revived the order as a purely
military decorationA military decoration is a decoration given to military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. They are designed to be worn on military uniform....
, and renamed it the
Order of Alexander NevskyThe Order of Alexander Nevsky was first instituted as the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky in 1725 by Catherine I of Russia. It was originally awarded to distinguished Russian citizens who had served their country with honor, mostly through political or military service. Tolstoy states in...
.
Recipients
Among the most prominent recipients of the Order are the following people: Admiral Naum Sinyavin,
GeneralissimoGeneralissimo or Generalissimus is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to a Field Marshal or Grand Admiral.-Usage:The word "generalissimo" is an Italian term, from generale, plus the suffix -issimo, itself from Latin -issimus, meaning "utmost, to the highest grade".The rank was...
Aleksandr Danilovich MenshikovAleksandr Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora...
, mayor-general
Alexander SuvorovAlexander Vasilyevich Suvorov , Count Suvorov of Rymnik, Prince of Italy, Count of the Holy Roman Empire , was the fourth and last generalissimus of the Russian Empire...
, general
Nikolay AdlerbergCount Nikolay Vladimirovich Adlerberg , Councilor of State, Chamberlain, governor of Taganrog, Simferopol and Finland.-Biography:Nikolay Adlerberg was born into a Swedish noble family of Adlerberg on May 19, 1819 in Saint Petersburg...
, general Mikhail Kutuzov, Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and many more.