Prominent Russians

Prominent Russians: Aleksandr Nevsky.


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Prominent Russians: Aleksandr Nevsky.

“Whoever comes to us with a sword, from a sword will perish…” Every Russian student learned these famous words of Aleksandr Nevsky in primary school. He uttered the infamous sentence after accomplishing a series of crucial victories over German and Swedish invaders. The Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir did a lot for his country during the most challenging times in its history. For that reason many Russians nowadays consider him to be one of the most important heroes in their nation’s history.
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Prominent RussiansBy Ermanno I.