In Russia with the fans of Alexander Nevsky, this prince who “botched the West” and inspired Putin

The brutal melee ends. Amid the corpses of Teutonic knights, Alexander Nevsky brandishes his sword and roars as he gazes at the dead: “This land was Russian, it still is, and it will remain so!” On this day, the warriors are actors in chain mail, history buffs gathered for a reenactment in the Russian village … Read more

In Russia with the fans of Alexander Nevsky, this prince who “botched the West” and inspired Putin

The brutal melee ends. Amid the corpses of Teutonic knights, Alexander Nevsky brandishes his sword and roars as he gazes at the dead: “This land was Russian, it still is, and it will remain so!” On this day, the warriors are actors in chain mail, history buffs gathered for a reenactment in the Russian village … Read more