On This Day
Notable events on this day in Russian history
1800: Alexander Suvorov, general, died
1868: Nikholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, born
1868: Tsar Nicholas II, eldest son of Tsar Alexander III, was born.
1896: Stampede at Nicholas II's coronation celebration
1935: The Maxim Gorky, a massive, 206-foot wingspan behemoth of an airplane, crashes after a tragic mid-air collision.
1944: Crimean Tatars deported to Siberia.
1944: In the Soviet Union, the expulsion began of more than 200,000 Tatars from the Crimea. They were accused of collaboration with the Germans.
1977: The United States, Soviet Union and 29 other nations signed a U.N. pact banning artificial use of the weather as a weapon of war, pledging never to attack each other by triggering storms, earthquakes or tidal waves.
Featured Articles
- December 12, 2000
- The Real Santa
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- By Linda DeLaine
Find out how a Bishop from Turkey became the patron saint of Moscow and Santa Claus to the world.
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myra,
santa
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- March 14, 2001
- The Calendar Issue
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- By Linda DeLaine
A brief look at the often time confusing issue of the 'old' and 'new' calendars used by Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church. This article contains links to indepth and more technical material on the subject.
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russian calendar,
julian,
gregorian
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- January 27, 2000
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius
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- By Linda DeLaine
They were brothers who rejected their family's wealth to become known as the Apostles of the Slavs.
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religion,
cyril,
methodius,
orthodoxy
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- December 10, 2000
- Readings for Feast Day of St. Nicholas
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- By Linda DeLaine
Scriptures and prayers for the Orthodox Feast Day of St. Nicholas of Myra.
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st. nicholas,
readings,
church,
christmas
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- October 16, 2001
- Orthodox Christian Canonization
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- By Linda DeLaine
Canonization, in the Orthodox Church, is different from sainthood in the Catholic Church. Learn how and why individuals are added to the canon and the role this plays in Orthodox spirituality.
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canonization,
Orthodoxy,
religion,
ikons
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Coming Events
from our online database
In the Search of an Absolute: Art of Valery Yurlov (New Brunswick, NJ), From December 03, 2011 to
June 03, 2012.
From Thaw to Meltdown: Soviet Painting of the 1950s-1980s (Minneapolis, MN), From February 25, 2012 to
September 15, 2012.
Sculptures by Naum Mogilevsky (Minneapolis, MN), From March 03, 2012 to
July 15, 2012.
Ted Vasin: Poison Bliss (Miami, FL), From April 14, 2012 to
June 06, 2012.
New Russian Film: ELENA (New York, NY), From May 16, 2012 to
May 29, 2012.
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