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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Russian saint and national hero named after the Neva River, where he defeated the Swedes in 1240.
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Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence French Presse/Getty Images An elderly woman passed under a table where the Bible is placed during the Good Friday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Holy Week 2010
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Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence French Presse/Getty Images An elderly woman passed under a table where the Bible is placed during the Good Friday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence French Presse/Getty Images An elderly woman passed under a table where the Bible is placed during the Good Friday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.
CelebratingHoly Week 2010
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Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence French Presse/Getty Images An elderly woman passed under a table where the Bible is placed during the Good Friday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence French Presse/Getty Images An elderly woman passed under a table where the Bible is placed during the Good Friday service in the golden-domed Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.
CelebratingHoly Week 2010
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(See 1263) EASTERN EUROPE C. 1430 (MAP) GRAND PRINCES OF MOSCOW (1176-1505) The period following the death of Alexander Nevski (1263) was marked by the continued and repeated disruption of the Russian lands, due to the complicated and unfortunate system of succession in the princely family.
c. Russia 2001
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Alexander Nevski defeated the Swedes under Birger Jarl on the Neva River and thus broke the force of the Swedish advance.
1147 2001
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Death of Alexander Nevski on his way back from the Golden Horde.
1242 2001
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As prince of Vladimir, Alexander Nevski did his utmost to prevent insurrections against Tatar rule and built up a system of protection based on submission and conciliation.
1242 2001
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Novgorod, as we have seen, had escaped the Tartar invasion, but when Alexander Nevski received a letter from
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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