New Vintage Alexander Nevsky Tanya Salt-cellar Silver Russian USSR Flowers

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Alexander Nevsky Tanya Salt-cellar Silver Russian. Condition is New but Vintage. Person was an avid collector of Russian art.
Measures 2-1/4" in diameter x 1-1/4" high. Unique and ornate design of white flowers on a green vine with a blue backdrop. In EXCELLENT CONDITION--no chips, cracks or repairs.
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Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky
(13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Russian history.
Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Russsia, Alexander – – rose to legendary status on account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders. He preserved Russian statehood and Russian Orthodoxy, agreeing to pay tribute to the powerful Golden Horde. Metropolite Macarius canonized
Alexander Nevsky as a Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.
On 21 May 1725, the empress Catherine I introduced the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky as one of the highest decorations in the land. During the Great Patriotic War, on 29 July 1942, the Soviet authorities introduced an Order of Alexander Nevsky to revive the memory of Alexander's struggle with the Germans.
Alexander's proverbial phrase (paraphrasing Matthew 26:52), "Whoever will come to us with a sword, from a sword will perish," has become a slogan of Russian patriots.
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; the Cathedral church in Łódź, Poland.
On 24 September 2008, Alexander Nevsky was declared the main hero of Russia's history by popular vote, as reported by the "Kommersant" newspaper