Have a nice weekend! Some rare photos of Emperor Nicholas IIs visit to Kiev in August 1911. In the photos; Emperor Nicholas II, Metropolitan of Kiev, members of the royal family - Grand Duchess Olga, Tsarevich Alexei, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and Grand Duchesses Tatiana. Clergy, Emperor Nicholas II and his daughters - Grand Duchess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana, Minister of the Imperial Court Count Fredericks VB (second from right), and Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich (to the right). Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchesses, and the clergy in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra at the grave of Iskra and Kotchubey on 11 September (OS 29 August) 1911. (Shorthly after Russian Prime Minister P.A. Stolypin would be buried next to their graves. He was in the retinue of Emperor Nicholas II during the visit to Kiev. 14 September 1911 in the Kiev Opera House Stolypin was mortally wounded, and died on September 18. On September 19, Nicholas II ordered the Prime Minister of the State Secretary Peter Stolypin buried in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra of the Holy Assumption near the grave of Iskra and Kotchubey, at the walls of the Refectory. The main purpose of the visit to Kiev was the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. On the feast day of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky, 12 September (OS August 30), the Mayor of Kiev welcomes Emperor Nicholas II with bread and salt before the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. Prayer at the monument to Alexander II. Emperor Nicholas II and members of the City Council at the monument to Emperor Alexander II. Emperor Nicholas II welcomes Bulgarian Crown Prince Boris (then 17 years old, and 7 years later he became Tsar Boris III) at the monument to Alexander II. The celebration on the occasion of the opening of the monument in Kiev, was overshadowed by the assassination of Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, three days later. The monument, located on the Tsars Square in the central part of Kiev, was made by Italian sculptor Ettore Ximenez and Kiev City Architect Hippolytus Nikolaev (born in St. Petersburg). It was established in connection with the 50th anniversary of the abolition of serfdom and was the largest monument to Emperor Alexander II in the Russian Empire. The monument consisted of three pedestals. At the central rose the bronze statue of the emperor. He was depicted full-length jacket and over the shoulders has a mantle, right hand holding the statement of the Manifesto of the abolition of serfdom, and the other arm resting on the symbols of the throne. On the lower part of the pedestal are bas-reliefs depicting peasants - as representatives of the empire in their national costumes, among which stands out the figure of a woman in Russian costume, symbolizing Russia. The central pedestal was decorated with the coat of arms of the Russian Empire - the double-headed eagle - and the inscription: Tsar-Liberator grateful Southwest Region. 1911. In front of the flanking pedestals were installed sculptures of Mercy and Justice. All three were combined by a broad pedestal pediment with bas-reliefs depicting some aspects of the life and activities of the emperor. The pedestal was made of pink granite, while the steps leading to it was in gray granite. Work on the monument continued after its opening. In July 1914 were set elegant bronze grilles, medallions decorated with the state coat of arms. Around the monument was made a parterre lawn. And to illuminate the monument four lanterns was set on poles. The figure of the Emperor was removed from its pedestal in November 1920. The pedestal was used by the Bolsheviks for propaganda, like the installation of figures in the Red Army caps, overcoat and holding a rifle - Red Army soldiers - the defender of the masses. In 1932 was dismantled also the pedestal and put a statue of Joseph Stalin until 1956. Now there is the entrance to a park.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:45:44 +0000
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