Alexander Nevsky – the name of Russia
In 2008, the project “Name of Russia” was announced on the Internet, organized by the TV channel “Russia”, the “Public Opinion” foundation and the Institute of Russian History. For seven months, millions of Russians voted to choose “The Name of Russia” – the most significant person in the history of the Fatherland.
Our people have chosen as the victor the holy noble Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. The second according to the results of the vote was reformer Pyotr Stolypin, the former prime minister of Russia in the first years of the 20th century, the third – Joseph Stalin, the fourth – Alexander Pushkin. The final list of “Imeni Rossii” also includes Fyodor Dostoevsky, Peter the First, Vladimir Lenin, Alexander Suvorov, Catherine the Second, Ivan the Terrible, Alexander II.