Nevsky is the Name of Russia
The Name of Russia votes are in. The project, which started on June 12, allowed voters to decide who are the most important political, cultural, and historical figures. According to the Name of Russia website, 44,569,665 people voted. Here are the top ten Heroes of Russia:
1. Aleksandr Nevsky 2,011,766 votes.
The great Novgorodian prince who successfully repelled German and Swedish invaders in the 13th century. Could there be a better indicator of the Russian political unconscious? Once again Russia feels embattled by Western invaders and its people look for a defender of nationality (even before nationalism and Russia as a unified political entity existed) by going old school.
2. Aleksandr Pushkin 1,781,863 votes. 3. Fedor Dostoevskii 1,678,083 votes. 4. Peter I 1,511,367 votes 5. Vladimir Lenin 1,356,281 votes 6. Aleksandr Suvorov 1,271,345 votes 7. Catherine II 1,365,784 votes 8. Ivan IV 1,216,812 votes 9. Petr Stolypin 1,165,377 votes 10. Aleksandr II 1,066,896 votes 11. ..read more
