29.07.2015
Exhibition exhibition "Four centuries of the House of Romanov - Awakening Memory”
Employees at Odbrana Media Center visited today, on the last day of its presentation, the exhibition "Four centuries of the House of Romanov - Awakening Memory” staged in the crypt of the Memorial Temple of Saint Sava, on the occasion of 400 years since the entry of the Romanovs to the Russian throne. after the Holy Liturgy, served by Serbian Patriarch Irinej, the exhibition was officially opened on the 17th July, the day of martyrdom and celebration of St. Tsar Nikolai II Romanov and his family.Exhibition is divided into four connected units that show the emergence and strengthening of the dynasty, relations with the Serbian people and the collapse of the empire. It was prepared with historical photographs of Karl Bulla, who was the official photographer of the Imperial Palace over a long period of time, and partly with original photos, reproductions, copies of paintings, graphics and other illustrative material. The exhibits include original personal photographs of the Russian imperial Romanov family, and a part of the collection of the imperial photographer discovers the special ties the of Russian family with the Serbian and Montenegrin royal family.
There are around 500 original exhibits, which provide an overview of the historical events in Russia during the four centuries of rule of the famous family. There are also reproductions of paintings, created before the invention of photography. With many notes of the rulers from the Romanov dynasty, the exhibition is also a reminder of the fact that the period of their rule left a deep mark in the history of not only the Russian Empire, but also of the entire world.
Visitors to the exhibition had the opportunity to see photographs of the Serbian and Montenegrin delegation at the Emperor's wedding, Russian medals given to representatives of the Serbian people, Serbian and Montenegrin kinship tree with the royal family, and the photograph of the Pirot carpet that was brought to Russia as a wedding gift is presented...
It is known that Tsar Nikolai harbored great sympathy towards Serbia and the Serbian people. At the time of his reign, many Serbs lived at the court, and the Serbian King Peter's daughter was married to one of the Romanovs. Two daughters of Montenegrin King Nikola were also married to Romanovs.
The imperial Romanov dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 to the October Revolution, when, without trial, seventeen members of the royal family were killed.
The Russian Orthodox Church canonized Tsar Nikolai II and members of the Romanov imperial family in 2000. Their religious holiday is on 17 July, which is why the opening of the exhibition was preceded by Holy Liturgy, which was served by Serbian Patriarch Irinej in the Temple of St. Sava.
The exhibition "Four centuries of the House of Romanov - Awakening Memory" was organized by the Society to raise the Temple of Saint Sava, headed by Serbian Patriarch and the President of the Republic.This exhibition also reminds us of the fact that the Serbian people and Russia are connected with numerous threads. During the reign of the Romanovs, especially during the wars of liberation and independence of Serbia and the Great War, Nikolai II crucially influenced the change of attitude of the great powers towards Serbia and stood up for Serbia when it was threatened with destruction.
