Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible.
German woodcut. XVI century.
Ivan the Terrible, and Vladimir Monomakh on the icon of the “Church militant.”
2nd half of the XVI century.
Virgin of Smolensk, Novodevichy Convent in Moscow
Virgin of Smolensk, Novodevichy Convent in Moscow. Founded in 1525 the Grand Prince Vasily III to commemorate the capture of Smolensk by Russian troops in 1514 and in the name of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, the main sanctuary of Smolensk. Cathedral – 1525, the walls of the end of XVII century,…
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Vasily III
Grand Prince of Moscow and All Russia, the Tsar Vasily III. German engraving of XVI century.
Saint Theodosius.
Saint Theodosius. Fresco in the Assumption Cathedral of Moscow Kremlin. The beginning of the XVI century.
Picture of Ivan III and his family
Picture of Ivan III and his family on the embroidered veil of his wife Helen Voloshanki. The end of the XV century.
Sphragistics
Printing of Grand Duke Ivan III in Mayor literacy Kolyvan (Revel).
Sphragistics (or sigillografiya) (from Lat. Sigillum – Printing) – auxiliary historical discipline that studies the press (the matrix) and their impressions.
St. Andrei Rublev. Old Testament Trinity.
St. Andrei Rublev. Old Testament Trinity. Written for the Trinity Cathedral Trinity-Sergius Lavra, “in praise of the” Reverend Sergius.
Solovki monastery
Holy Savvaty and Zosima Solovki, the founders of Solovki Holy Transfiguration Monastery., The largest monastic center of the Russian North. In 1709.
Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra (up to 1744 – Monastery) near Moscow
Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra (up to 1744 – Monastery) near Moscow. In 1422. It was founded by St. Sergius of Radonezh in the middle of the XIV century. In pridle Cathedral – with the power of the saint of cancer.
St. Sergius of Radonezh.
St. Sergius of Radonezh. Cover embroidered with the image of the saint. The first quarter of XV century.
Ivan III tearing the khan letter demanding tribute
Ivan III tearing the khan letter demanding tribute. Artist A.Kivshenko. In 1879.
Monastery in Moscow Russia.
Monastery in Moscow Russia. Lithograph from an original Vasnetsov. The end of the XIX century.
Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky.
Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky. Fresco in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Vladimir, the Princess of the monastery. 1652-1666
Prince Daniil of Moscow (1278-1303).
Prince Daniil of Moscow (1278-1303). Portrait of “Titulyarnika” in 1672.
Construction of the white-stone Kremlin in Moscow.
Construction of the white-stone Kremlin in Moscow.
Miniature from the Personal Chronicle. The end of the XVI century.
Prince Dmitry Donskoy at the time of the Battle of Kulikov.
Prince Dmitry Donskoy at the time of the Battle of Kulikov. Thumbnail XV century.
Fresco beginning of XIV century.
Fresco beginning of XIV century. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Snetogorsk Monastery in Pskov.
Frescoes of the beginning of XIV century.
Frescoes of the beginning of XIV century. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Snetogorsk Monastery in Pskov.
The tomb of Alexander Nevsky in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
The tomb of Alexander Nevsky in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Silver. The middle of the XVIII century.
Admission of Alexander Nevsky papal ambassadors.
Admission of Alexander Nevsky papal ambassadors. Artist G. Semiradsky.
Defense Kozelsk
Defense Kozelsk. 1237 Miniature from the Personal Chronicle. The end of the XVI century.
Helmet of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich
Helmet of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. (father of Alexander Nevsky).
Palace of Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in Bogolyubov.
Palace of Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in Bogolyubov. Reconstruction.
Palace of Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in Bogolyubov.
Palace of Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in Bogolyubov. Reconstruction.
Transition and stair tower
Transition and stair tower – surviving fragments of the palace of Andrei Bogolyubsky in Bogolyubov. 1158-1165
Lyubechsky Castle Vladimir Monomakh.
Lyubechsky Castle Vladimir Monomakh. The beginning of the XII century. Reconstruction.
Church of the Intercession-on-Nerl near the hierarchy
Church of the Intercession-on-Nerl near the hierarchy. Shrine dedicated to the celebration of Our Lady was first established by Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in Vladimir. The church originally had county galleries, Hill and trading harbor were stacked slabs of white stone. In 1165.