The Forgotten Emperor
10 hrs. 11 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Oleg Mikhaylov
Author
Oleg Mikhaylov
Narrator
Evgeny Ternovsky
Narrator
Evgeny Ternovsky
Description
The historical novel by the well-known contemporary writer Oleg Mikhailov tells about the life and fate of the Russian Emperor Alexander III (1845–1894).
The accession to the ancestral throne by Emperor Alexander III followed on March 2, 1881, after the martyrdom (March 1) of his august parent, the Tsar-Liberator, Emperor Alexander II. The state of affairs was bleak and difficult. For more than ten years, some unknown enemies had tried to stir trouble for the sake of unknown aims among the one hundred million people closely bound by love and ancestral loyalty to the Tsar, and they managed to stain themselves with a whole series of terrible crimes.
October 17, 1888 could have become a day of great sorrow, but it became a day of celebration. On this day, a miracle of God’s mercy was shown over Emperor Alexander III and his august family: a terrible train wreck on the Kursk–Kharkov–Azov railway, by Providence’s will, did not touch either the Tsar or his family. They emerged unharmed from the terrifying wreckage. The joy of all Russia is understandable. And now statements of loyal subjects continue to come from all corners of the vast monarchy, expressing their joy about the miraculous rescue. At the site of the catastrophe, a temple was erected, and in it, as everywhere else, prayers are offered that cement the bond between the Tsar and the people.
The accession to the ancestral throne by Emperor Alexander III followed on March 2, 1881, after the martyrdom (March 1) of his august parent, the Tsar-Liberator, Emperor Alexander II. The state of affairs was bleak and difficult. For more than ten years, some unknown enemies had tried to stir trouble for the sake of unknown aims among the one hundred million people closely bound by love and ancestral loyalty to the Tsar, and they managed to stain themselves with a whole series of terrible crimes.
October 17, 1888 could have become a day of great sorrow, but it became a day of celebration. On this day, a miracle of God’s mercy was shown over Emperor Alexander III and his august family: a terrible train wreck on the Kursk–Kharkov–Azov railway, by Providence’s will, did not touch either the Tsar or his family. They emerged unharmed from the terrifying wreckage. The joy of all Russia is understandable. And now statements of loyal subjects continue to come from all corners of the vast monarchy, expressing their joy about the miraculous rescue. At the site of the catastrophe, a temple was erected, and in it, as everywhere else, prayers are offered that cement the bond between the Tsar and the people.
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