Many cities, including Sofia, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Warsaw, Jerusalem and Belgrade, have cathedrals dedicated to which Russian saint?
Alexander Nevsky from a sword will perish," has become a slogan of Russian patriots. There is a long tradition of Russian naval vessels bearing Nevsky's name, such as the 19th-century propellor frigate "Alexander Nevsky" and a strategic ballistic missile nuclear submarine recently built for the Russian Navy. St. Alexander Nevsky's fame has spread beyond the borders of Russia, and numerous cathedrals and churches are dedicated to him, including the Patriarchal Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria; the Cathedral church in Tallinn, Estonia. On 24 September 2008, St. Alexander Nevsky was declared the main hero of Russia's history by popular vote, as reported by the
Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway The Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, Russian "Санкт-Петербурго-Варшавская железная дорога" (transcription: Sankt-Peterburgo–Varshavskaya zheleznaya doroga) is a long railway, built in the 19th century by the Russian Empire to connect Russia with Central Europe. At the time the entire railway was within Russia, as Warsaw was under a Russian partition of Poland. Due to territorial changes, the line now lies within five countries and crosses the eastern border of the European Union three times. Therefore, no passenger trains follow the entire route. Travel by passenger train between Saint Petersburg and Warsaw today (2010) passes Brest instead. In February