A Best Novel with Great Book Reviews that tells a Story full of Romance, History, Intrigue and a Treasure Hunt together with Contemporary Crime and Revenge…one of those “Good Books to Read.” A tale of War, Passion, Treachery, Violence, Friendship and Love. The Mystery and Pursuit of The Romanov Cross. A historical/contemporary novel packed with fast paced action and intrigue. From the time of original Romanov Tsar, to the days of the Pilgrim Fathers and onward, an Ancient Artifact affects the lives of all those who come in to contact with it from the 17th to the 21st Century. Based on actual events, the characters involved are chronicled from the days of the Tsar, through the time of the dissenters of the Church...

ISBN: 978-1489547682
Дата выхода: август 2012

Альбом в футляре на английском языке.   Moscow-versatile, bright, unique, swiftly developing and at the same time carefully preserving its signs of olden times-is presented on the photos by the recognized master of the photographic art Nickolai Rakhmanov. Great skill and talent allowed the master to say his deeply felt and original "word" about Moscow, to create a surprisingly deep photo-portrait, in which old and new times have merged together, forming the modern Moscow.    He is always on the lookout for novel or unusual aspects and points of view, he is climbing the roofs of skyscrapers, the shaky scaffolding around the churches undergoing renovation in the constant search for another snapshot...

ISBN: 978-5-89164-239-3
Издательство: Интербук-Бизнес
Дата выхода: январь 2012

Стильно оформленный подарочный альбом с трехсторонним золотым обрезом. Переплет оформлен золотым тиснением с изображением герба Москвы. Moscow... The very word has a majestic and powerful resonance. It almost seems to glow with the same brilliance as the golden domes of the city`s churches and the burnished frames of their miraculous icons. Moscow`s stellar brilliance is symbolic of its historical role as the gatherer of the Russian lands, the first capital where princes and tsars were crowned. Moscow took root in the very heart of the Russian lands and gradually became immortal. In 1812 the city was a sacrifice on the...

ISBN: 5-93051-014-8
Издательство: Иван Федоров
Дата выхода: январь 2008

"DK Eyewitness Top 10: Moscow" is the essential guide to this Gothic medieval capital. Whether it`s the Top 10 museums and galleries, cathedrals and churches, great festivals and events, Soviet architecture, restaurants and cafes, the liveliest bars and clubs and the best hotels for every budget, the "DK Eyewitness Top 10: Moscow" has it all. Dozens of Top 10 lists are waiting to be explored. And to save you time and money, there`s even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid! Explore every corner of these beautiful cities with "DK Eyewitness Top 10: Moscow" and its free pull-out map. This is your guide to the 10 Best of Everything, in Moscow.

ISBN: 978-1-4053-7041-7
Дата выхода: июль 2012

For centuries Moscow has been a treasure house of carefully preserved national tradition. All the Russian tsars and emperors were crowned here in Russia`s main cathedral, the ancient Dormition Cathedral, and both Peter the Great and Catherine the Great came to Moscow to celebrate their military victories. In 1812 the city was a sacrifice on the altar of the war, yet precipitated the inglorious demise of Napoleon`s great army. In May 1945 it greeted the victorious Russian troops coming back from Germany. Moscow has changed greatly! You`ll see other sights, different from those of the past. Still there is something eternal and everlasting in its look. History is alive in it and we can`t forget it. Tradition says that in the 9th century...

ISBN: 5-93893-243-2
Издательство: П-2
Дата выхода: январь 2000

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Borovitskaya Tower is a corner tower with a through-passage on the west side of the Kremlin. It is named after Borovitsky Hill, one of the seven hills Moscow is standing on. The tower was constructed in 1490 on the spot of an old Kremlin gate by Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari by order of Vasili III of Russia. In 1658 by orders of tzar Aleksey I of Russia the tower was renamed to Predtechenskaya after the Church of John the Forerunner, which was later destroyed during the construction of the Kremlin Armoury (Oruzheynaya Palata). The new name, however, never became popular. In 1812, the tower was damaged by an explosion staged by the...

ISBN: 978-6-1305-9398-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

ISBN: 978-5-5080-7177-6

Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии.

ISBN: 978-5-8851-5479-6
Издательство: Книга по требованию

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (Ukrainian: Українська Православна Церква Київського Патрiархату, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, UOC-KP) is one of the three major Orthodox churches in Ukraine, alongside the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The church is unrecognized by other canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).

ISBN: 978-5-5147-4058-1

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Ukrainian: Українська Православна Церква; Russian: Украинская Православная Церковь) is an autonomous Church of Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, under the ecclesiastic jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. It is locally referred to as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (Ukrainian: Українська Православна Церква (Московського Патріархату); Russian: Украинская Православная Церковь (Московского Патриархата) Literally "Ukrainian Russophile Orthodox Church" as there are two other major Orthodox...

ISBN: 978-5-5136-1257-5

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Coat of Arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the Coat of Arms of Russia since the 16th century. Its three colours – blue, red, and white – are believed to have inspired the colours of the Flag of Russia. The emblem had its origins in the Byzantine tradition of depicting a patron saint of the ruling monarch on his seal and coins. Yaroslav the Wise was the first Russian ruler whose patron saint was Saint George. Accordingly, he built several cities and churches in the name of that saint. Saint George was also the patron saint of his great...

ISBN: 978-6-1327-1174-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская Православная Церковь, Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov`) or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский Патриархат, Moskovskiy Patriarkhat, also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches.

ISBN: 978-5-5133-2358-7

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cathedral of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский Собор, or Uspensky sobor) is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is located on the north side of Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia, where a narrow alley separates the north from the Patriarch`s Palace with the Twelve Apostles Church. Southwest is Ivan the Great Bell Tower. Separately in the southwest, also separated by a narrow passage from the church, is the Palace of Facets .The Cathedral is regarded as the mother church of Muscovite Russia. In its present form it was 1475-79 at the behest of the Moscow Grand Duke Ivan III by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti. From...

ISBN: 978-5-5140-4362-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patriarch Alexy I (Sergey Vladimirovich Simanskiy) (Russian: Патриарх Алексий I (Сергей Владимирович Симанский)) (November 8 [O.S. October 27] 1877 – April 17, 1970) was the 13th Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) between 1945 and 1970. Born in Moscow to a noble family, his father was a Chamberlain of the Russian Imperial Household. In 1899 he graduated from Moscow Imperial University with a law degree; was conscripted by the army and served in a grenadier regiment. In 1902 he enrolled at Moscow Theological Academy and by 1906 he had been elevated to the dignity of archimandrite and was appointed rector of...

ISBN: 978-6-1309-5439-0
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Latin: Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, Russian: Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Moscow, in Russia. A Diocese is the district or see under the pastoral care of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. In some forms of Christianity, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area (as in United Methodism)/episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bishop, and bishopric to the...

ISBN: 978-6-1335-8571-3
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow (Latin: Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, Russian: Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Moscow, in Russia.

ISBN: 978-5-5124-8477-7

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint Tikhon of Moscow (January 31 1865 – April 7, 1925), born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, was the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church during the early years of the Soviet Union, 1917 through 1925.From 1878 to 1883, Vasily studied at the Pskov Theological Seminary. In 1888, at the age of 23, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy as a layman. He then returned to the Pskov Seminary and became an instructor of Moral and Dogmatic Theology. In 1891, at the age of 26, he took monastic vows and was given the name Tikhon in honor of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk. Tikhon was consecrated Bishop of Lublin on October 19, 1897. On September 14, 1898, Bishop...

ISBN: 978-6-1309-5412-3
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint Tikhon of Moscow (Russian: Тихон, 31 January 1865 – 7 April 1925), born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin (Russian: Василий Иванович Беллавин), was the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church during the early years of the Soviet Union, 1917 through 1925.

ISBN: 978-5-5112-6396-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Job (Russian: Иов, Iov), also known as Job of Moscow (2nd quarter of the 16th century - 19 June 1607) was the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and is a saint of the Orthodox Church.

ISBN: 978-5-5124-5729-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patriarch Sergius I, (January 23 1867 – May 15, 1944) was the 12th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, from September 8, 1943 until his death. He was also the de facto head of the Russian Orthodox Church as Patriarchal locum tenens in 1925-1943. Knowing that it would not be possible to conduct proper elections of the Patriarch upon his death, Patriarch Tikhon made a will where he appointed three candidates, one of whom would assume the leadership of the Church after Tikhon's own death. On April 12, 1925, one of the candidates, Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy and Kolomna was elected as the Patriarchal Locum Tenens. However, only 8 months later, on December 10, 1925 he was arrested. Foreseeing...

ISBN: 978-6-1328-2744-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patriarch Sergius I (Russian: Сергий I; born Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky (Иван Николаевич Страгородский), January 23 1867 – May 15, 1944) was the 12th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, from September 8, 1943 until his death. He was also the de facto head of the Russian Orthodox Church as Patriarchal locum tenens in 1925-1943.

ISBN: 978-5-5111-1858-1

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patriarch Alexy I (Sergey Vladimirovich Simanskiy) (Russian: Патриарх Алексий I (Сергей Владимирович Симанский)) (November 8 1877 – April 17, 1970) was the 13th Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) between 1945 and 1970.

ISBN: 978-5-5124-8791-4

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kirill, or Cyril (Russian: Кирилл, secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Гундяев; born 20 November 1946) is a Russian Orthodox bishop who has been Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus` and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church since 1 February 2009.

ISBN: 978-5-5091-2869-1

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ISBN: 978-5-8768-4253-4
Издательство: Книга по требованию

ISBN: 978-5-5141-4200-2