Russian history in disguise. Holy Royal Passion-Bearers (†1918)

I want the sovereign to have signed the words to the throne as a sign of obligation to govern the state, but this does not mean any words of royal worthiness. Until his assailant was appointed to the kingdom, the knowledge of all the people was deprived of the king, and his family was deprived of the royal family. That’s how they informed themselves, and that’s how the Bolsheviks caught them. As if the sovereign, as a result of this, had spent his royal life and become an extraordinary person, then who would need to re-examine and kill them? When, for example, the presidential term ends, who will re-examine the next president? The king did not ascend to the throne, did not conduct election campaigns, but became appointments for this type of people. The whole country prayed for its king, and a liturgical rite was performed over him, anointing him with holy light for the kingdom. In view of this anointing, as the blessed God showed the most important service to the Orthodox people and Orthodoxy, the pious sovereign Mykola II could not be seen, not looming as an attacker, and miraculously everyone came to their senses.

The sovereign, handing over power to his brothers, ousted his administrative obligations not out of fear, but to the benefit of his subordinates (almost all front commanders were generals and admirals) and, therefore, humbly as a people Well, the very idea of ​​fighting for power was absolutely alien to him . He believed that the transfer to the throne for the sake of brother Mikhail (for the sake of his anointed king) would calm down the boasting and thereby set himself up for the sake of Russia. This approach is useful in the fight against power for the well-being of his land, his people and even the most important for the current world.

The Tsar's draft, from whom Mikola II signed the decree to the throne

- Did you think about your looks in the clothes and sheets?

So, you can still see it from its parts. You can flee, go to a safe place, organize a safe funeral, and provide for your family. Ale vin, without having lived through every step of the way, wants to do things not of his own free will, not according to his own understanding, for fear of inflicting damage on his own. In 1906, at the hour of Kronstadt, the sovereign was stabbed to death after the Minister of Foreign Affairs said: “As you teach me to be so calm, then this is because I have a strong faith in those who belong to Russia.” , my share is the share of my family - Panov. Whatever happens, I bow down to Yogo willingly.” Not long before his suffering the sovereign said: “I want to leave Russia. That’s why I love her, I’d rather go to the farthest end of Siberia.” At the end of the year 1918, already in Yekaterinburz, the Emperor wrote: “Perhaps a quiet sacrifice is necessary for the order of Russia: I will be that sacrifice - may God’s will be done!”

- Who gives the spoken word extreme weakness...

So, the actions of someone showing weakness: the people are powerful, the most intelligent words would not be heard by the throne. But for Emperor Mikoli II, strength lay in something else: in faith, in humility, in the search for a gracious path according to the will of God. Therefore, he did not fight for power - it was unlikely that it could be touched. Then holy humility, with whom he was seen before the throne and then accepted a martyr’s death, immediately consumed the bestiality of all people with repentance to God. Still, the vast majority of our people – after seventy years of godlessness – respect themselves as Orthodox. Unfortunately, most of them are not churchgoers, and not war atheists. Grand Duchess Olga wrote out of sympathy at the Patiya House in Yekaterinburz: “Father, we ask you to tell everyone who has lost their tribute, and to those on whom they can pour money, so that they don’t take revenge for anyone - we must try and pray for everyone, and remember that they are evil, like at once The world will be even stronger, lest we overcome evil rather than evil.” And, perhaps, the image of the humble martyr king in the greater world has inspired our people to repentance and faith, so that a strong and powerful politician can emerge.

Room of the Grand Duchesses in the Ipatiya Budinka

Revolution: the inevitability of disaster?

- Those who lived, how the rest of the Romanovs believed, contributed to her canonization?

Perfect. So many books have been written about the royal family, countless materials have been preserved, which indicate the very high spiritual level of the sovereign himself and his family - the scavengers, the leaves, the gods. Their faith is attested to by everyone who knows them, and by the richness of their achievements. It is clear that Emperor Mykola II, having lived without churches and monasteries, the Empress and her children were religious people who regularly partook of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Finally, they prayed steadily and prepared in a Christian manner for their martyrdom, and three days before their death, the funeral service allowed the priestly liturgy to be held in the Ipatiya house, for which all members of the royal family neither took communion. There, Grand Duchess Tetyana, in one of her books, added to the rows: “Those who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ went to death, as if holy, facing inevitable death, they preserved that same marvelous peace of mind, which did not deprive them of their life. They came calmly on the verge of death to those who were willing to enter into another spiritual life that opens up for people behind the throne.” And the Emperor wrote: “I firmly believe that the Lord will have mercy on Russia and reconcile passions through resolution. Let God be the Holy Will.” It is also well known that the place in their life was occupied by acts of mercy, which were practiced in the evangelical spirit: the royal daughters themselves, together with the empress, looked after the wounded at the hospital during the hour of the First World War.

Even more important is the position before Emperor Mikoli II today: from the lack of will and political impossibility to the gamble as a tsar-redeemer. Is it possible to know the golden mean?

I think that the most dangerous sign of the hardship of the riches of our companions is the presence of any kind of appointment to the martyrs, to the royal homeland, to everything. It’s a pity that many people are constantly in a kind of spiritual slumber and are unable to accommodate in their hearts any serious nourishment, joke about them. The extremes, as you have named, seem to be occurring not among the entire mass of our people, but only in those who are still thinking about what they are wondering about, what is internal waste.

What can be said about such a statement: the Tsar’s sacrifice was absolutely unnecessary, and Russia was ultimately bought?

Such extremes can be heard from the mouths of people who are theologically uninformed. Therefore, they begin to reformulate certain points about the Tsar’s order. This, of course, is completely wrong, lacking logic, consistency and necessity.

- It seems that the feat of the new martyrs is very important for Russia.

The only feat of the new martyrs was to resist the rampant evil that Russia knew. In this martyr's army there were great people: Patriarch Tikhon, the greatest saints, such as Metropolitan Petro, Metropolitan Kirilo and, especially, Emperor Mykola II and his family. Such great images! And the more hours pass, the greater their magnitude will be.

I think that now, at our time, we can more adequately evaluate what happened at the beginning of the 20th century. You know, when you are near the mountains, a wondrous panorama opens up - endless mountains, ridges, peaks. And if you move away from these mountains, then all the smaller ridges go beyond the horizon, and above this horizon one majestic snow cap is lost. And we understand: the axis of the dominant!

So here it is: the hour is passing, and we reconfirm that our new saints were truly noble, rich in spirit. I think that this significant feat of the royal family will be revealed more and more over the years, and it will become clear what great faith and love they showed to their sufferers.

In addition, it is clear from time to time that no powerful leader, no Petro I, would have been able to, with his human will, end those that happened in Russia.

- Why?

Since the cause of the revolution was the cause of the whole people, the cause of the Church, I respect the people’s side. We often try to idealize that hour, but in reality everything was far from gloomy. Our people received communion with great joy, and this was a mass revelation. There were several dozen bishops throughout Russia, the patriarchate was limited, and the Church’s independence was not small. The system of church parish schools throughout Russia - a great merit of the Chief Prosecutor of the Holy Synod K. F. Pobedonostsev - was created only before the end of the 19th century. This, insanely, is great on the right, the people began to read the letters for the Church itself, but it became too late.

A lot can be overdone. One thing is clear: faith has become richly ritualistic. The plight of the people's soul, as one might say, was witnessed by many saints of that hour - first of all, Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov), holy righteous John of Kronstadt. The stench was too strong to cause a catastrophe.

- Tsar Mikola II himself and his homeland sensed the catastrophe?

Of course, we know about this match in their personal records. How could Sovereign Mikola II not realize what was happening in the country, if his uncle Sergius Oleksandrovich Romanov was killed right next to the Kremlin by a bomb thrown by the terrorist Kalyaev? And the revolution of 1905, when all the seminaries and theological academies were destroyed by rebellion, did it happen that they were immediately closed? It’s okay to talk about the camp of the Church and the country. For several dozen years before the revolution, the marriage was systematically forged: the faith, the royal family were forged from the press, the attempts of terrorists in the lives of rulers were forged...

- Do you want to say that it is impossible to call only Mikola II in the troubles that were brought to the country?

So, it’s the same - he was destined to be born and reign at this hour, he could no longer simply change the situation by force of will, since she had left the depths of people’s life. And in these minds, I formed the path that would be the most powerful - the path of suffering. The Tsar suffered deeply, suffered mentally even long before the revolution. He had gained goodness and love from Russia, having fought consistently, and this position led him to martyrdom.

Basement of Ipatyev's booth, Yekaterinburg. At nіch iz 16 on 17 linya 1918 r. here it was hammered together from the family and household of Emperor Mikola II

What kind of saints are these?

Father Volodymyr, for Christian hours, obviously, canonization was impossible for political reasons. Alas, this is our hour, for which all fates were needed. Why did it take so long?

You know, more than twenty years have passed since the war, and the remnants of the Radyan treasure are still visible. To say that Moses was forty years old because of his people, the lie became more and more empty, because there was a demand for the death of that generation that lived in Egypt and was taken into slavery. For the people to become free, they would need to sing for a generation. And for the generation that lived under the rule of the Radians, it is not easy to change their mentality.

- Through singing fear?

Not only through fear, but also through the cliches that we have been instilled with since childhood, that have led people. I knew many representatives of the older generation - the middle of them were priests and, finally, one bishop - who had already caught Emperor Mikoli II in the act of life. And I am a witness that the stench did not understand: is it time to canonize him? Who is the saint? It was important for them to reconcile the image that the stench of the powder had tainted with the criteria of holiness. This is a nightmare that we cannot immediately understand in a correct way, since the Germans were occupying large parts of the Russian Empire, although the First World War was about to end as soon as possible for Russia; when the terrible re-investigation, anarchy, and Gromadian War began; If there was a famine in the Volga region, repressions flared up, etc. - perhaps, as if the young people of that time were bound by the weakness of power, because there was no competent leader among the people who could stop all the rampant evil . And many people lost their thoughts until the end of their lives under the influx of thoughts.

And then, of course, it is very important to mention in your knowledge, for example, St. Mikoli Mirlikiysky, the great ascetics and martyrs who have become the saints of our time. I know one old woman whose uncle-priest was canonized as a new martyr - he was shot for his faith. When they told her about this, she was amazed: “Yak? No, of course, he was such a flamboyant person, but what kind of saint is he?” It is not so easy for us to accept the people we live with as saints, because for us saints are “celestials,” people from another world. And those who are with us at the same time, pray and worry - what are the stench of the saints? It is important to bring the image of holiness to someone close to you in everyday life, and this is also of great significance.

In 1991, the remains of the royal family were found and buried at the Peter and Paul Fort. However, the Church doubts its validity. Why?

Thus, there has been a long controversy regarding the integrity of these remains, and an anonymous examination was carried out behind the cordon. Some of them confirmed the integrity of these remains, while others confirmed the not-so-obvious reliability of the examinations themselves, which indicated a lack of clarity in the scientific organization of the process. That is why our Church has become depleted of this superb nourishment and has deprived us of it; I am afraid that, having adopted a different position, the Church will become in disarray, because there is no sufficient basis for an unambiguous decision.

The cross at the place of worship of the Church of the Sovereign Icon of the Mother of God, the monastery of the Royal Passion-Bearers on Ganina Yama.Photo provided by the press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

The end ends on the right

Father Volodymyr, I believe that on your table among others there is a book about Mikola II. How is your special position up to now?

I grew up in an Orthodox family and knew about this tragedy from my earliest childhood. Initially, from the beginning they were placed in the royal homeland with shanuvannyam. Having visited Ekaterinburz several times.

I think that if you put yourself out of respect, seriously, then you cannot help but admire, admire the greatness of this feat and not be enchanted by these miraculous images - the sovereign, the empress and their children. This life was once again full of difficulties, sorrows, but it was more beautiful! The children screamed in such frenzy as they worked hard! How can one not be merciful to the enemy’s spiritual purity of the great princes! Today's young people need to experience the life of these queens, and their stench was simple, grand and beautiful. For only one value they could already be canonized, for their kindness, modesty, readiness to serve, for their kind hearts and mercy. They were very modest people, invincible, they never gave up their glory, they lived as God placed them in the minds in which they were placed. And in this way they showed themselves to be amazingly modest and obedient. No one has ever felt that the stench revealed any kind of biased character. On the contrary, in them there was a stronger Christian heart - more peaceful, more fulfilling. It’s enough just to marvel at the photographs of the royal family, they themselves already reveal the amazing internal appearance of the sovereign, the empress, the grand duchesses, and Tsarevich Oleksiy. On the right is not only the priesthood, but the very life of theirs, as their faith and prayers revealed. They were true Orthodox people: as they believed, so they lived, as they thought, so they acted. Ale is the order: “The end will end on the right.” “Whoever I find, in that I will judge” - it seems like a Holy Letter from God.

Therefore, the royal family was canonized not for its life, which was already very beautiful, but before us - for its even more beautiful death. For the suffering before death, for those with such faith, grace and listening to the will of God, the stench of suffering went to this place, - whose magnitude is unique.

Valeriya POSASHA

Interview of Deacon Andriy Kuraev to the magazine “Vgolos”

Olga Sevastyanova: Father Andrey, in your opinion, why was the canonization of the royal homeland so difficult and important?
O. Andriy Kuraev: Those that were created in a complex and important manner, however, seem absolutely natural. The circumstances surrounding the remaining fates of the life of the Russian emperor were far from unexpected. On one side, at the church level, the emperor is the ecclesiastical rank, the bishop of the external affairs of the church. And, of course, since the bishop himself creates his own rank, then this can hardly be called a year’s work. The axis of this was connected with the main difficulties, we doubt it beforehand.

O.S. Was it not to the detriment of his historical image that the king appeared at one time, seemingly mine?

A.K. Perfect. And those who still saw canonization... The church’s position here was completely clear: canonization was not the image of the ruler of Mikoli Another, but the image of his death, as you wish, to leave the political arena. He had everything in place to become embittered, fall out of love, the remaining months of his life, while under arrest, seethe with anger and call everyone and everything. But nothing happened. We have his special swindlers, swindlers of the members of his family, guards, servants, and we, most importantly, need to take revenge, saying, I will return to power and I will join you all. Sometimes the greatness of a person is sometimes determined by the amount of expenses they incur.

Boris Pasternak had such lines about the Great Epoch, “about a life that is poor in appearance, but a life that is great under the sign of incurring expenses.” See a very unknown woman on the street. I am amazed - a woman is like a woman. And you tell me that she felt terrible grief: her three children died in the fire. And only this misfortune can be seen from the crowd, from all those who are similar to it, and rise above those who have departed. It’s the same with the royal homeland. Russia had no other people who would have spent more than Mikola Oleksandrovich Romanov in 1917. In essence, he was already the leader of the world, the ruler of the land, which practically won the First Light War. And Tsarist Russia, without a doubt, won and became the number one power in the world, and the Emperor, with his great thoughts, among others, was spoken to the throne, although it was wonderful. And there is evidence that he told trusted people that he wanted to introduce a constitution, a parliamentary monarchy in Russia, to transfer power to his son Oleksiy, but in the minds of the war, he simply did not have the right to do so. So vin vvazhav at the 16th birthday. And then a little more flowed from the bottom. In any case, the image of the passion-bearer appears even more Christian. In addition, if we talk about our position before the remaining emperor, we need to embrace the symbolism of the church’s domination of the world.

O.S. Why symbolism?

A.K. The 20th century was the terrible century of Russian Christianity. And you can’t sing again without bringing up your daily bags. Zkilki Tse Buv Vik Martyr, the canoniza is able to bil shit: to glorify the new martyr, the seemingly words of Anni Akhmatovo, "Housed up to named, that was not the list of I did not use it." Or canonize any Invisible Soldier, honor one Cossack homeland that was innocently shot, and at the same time millions of others from it. This way is for church information, perhaps it will be radical. Moreover, Russia has always had the identity of “tsar-people”. To that, in truth, what the Tsar’s homeland could say again about itself in the words of Annie Akhmatova:

Neither, nor under someone else’s sky,
And not under the protection of strangers
I was with my people,
There, where my people are in misfortune...,

Canonization of the Passion-Bearing Tsar Mikoli of the Other- This is the canonization of “Ivan the Hundred Thousand”. There is another special overtone here. I’ll try to explain this to you with a special butt.

Let's say I was visiting another place. Visiting my father. Then we had a heated discussion with this priest: whose burner is better - the Moscow plant or the local one. We knew the consensus, having decided not to go down the road to try and get mercy. We tasted it, tasted it, decided to sip some offending side dishes, and then, before going to bed, we went for a walk to the place. Tim more, under the windows of the father there used to be a park. And father, not ahead of me, they gather under the windows of the nights of Satanism. And at the end of the evening I go out into the garden, and Satanism marvels at me and thinks: our ruler has sent such a calf to us as a sacrifice! And beat me in. And the axis of nutrition: since I have become like this, moreover, naked, I myself have not suffered a martyr’s death, being not quite spiritually prepared, I tasted the burner and thus the axis of my death, for the determination of my posthumous share in God’s judgment, chi be mother What is the significance of what I'm doing on this day? The secular reaction: what is the difference, what is the pain, what is the headache, what is the heart, what is the soul. Ale, I respect what is more important in this situation, what kind of clothes. If I had been at a civilian’s place in this park - tse bula b “pobutova”. And as if I were in the church’s ideologies, then people whom I don’t particularly know, who don’t especially make the least demanding claims, they splashed out on me that hatred that was supposed to live before the Church and before Christ. This is how it turned out that I suffered for Christ. They are the same ones from the royal homeland. Let the lawyers argue with each other whether Mikola Oleksandrovich Romanov was the tsar in his 18th century or just a private person, a colonel in the government. Alas, in the eyes of those people who shot at him, he was, without a doubt, an emperor. And then all their lives they wrote memoirs and told the pioneers about how they killed the remaining Russian Tsar. It is therefore obvious to the Church that this man is a martyr for our faith, like his family.

O.S. Is it the same with my family?
A.K. Similar. How can the ruler of Russia Mykolia Another present any political claims, but what do the children care about here? Moreover, in the 80s, the voices mooned, saying, let’s canonize children, why the hell?

O.S. Where does the holiness of a martyr lie in the church world?

A.K. The holiness of a martyr is a special holiness. This is the holiness of the hvilini alone. In the history of the church, there were people, for example, in ancient Rome, when theatrical punishment was meted out in the arena, during which Christians were seriously lost. Choose the greatest curse and, along the way, another curse, baptize it in the guise of a priest. And if one is baptized by another, and these sacred words are evident: “the servant of God is baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” And when, after praying for the blessing, having portrayed a Christian, grace truly came, and they began to repeat that having assured God that Christianity is true, the tribunes immediately laughed, and then, realizing that it was not hot Well, they hit the bullshit. And he walks like a martyr... Therefore, the holiness of a martyr is different from the holiness of a saint. Reverend - this is the devil. I take everything in my life to the point of respect. But for a martyr it’s a photo finish.

O.S. How can the Church rise to the point where all sorts of false Anastasias have been blamed throughout the centuries?

A.K. For Orthodox people, there is no speculation in sacred things. Ale, if it was brought to light, then the Church would know. A similar breakdown in the history of the Church was, however, not associated with royal names. If any Orthodox people know the story of the youths of Ephesus, who fought against the persecutions of Emperor Julian in the ovens, fell into a lethargic state and relapsed after 150. If the stench came out of the oven, then what did they say? it became clear that this The children of the miracle missed hundreds of fates. It has never been a problem for the Church to accept the number of living people who were considered dead. Moreover, we ourselves were not resurrected, but rather died. Because there were episodes of a miraculous resurrection, and then the people disappeared, fell in love with the dead, and after an hour appeared again. In order for this to happen, the Church is looking for confirmation from the side of secular science itself, secular expertise. Buddhists find this diet easier. They respect that the soul of a dead dalai lami turns into a child, into a boy, they show the children toys and how a yard lad, instead of a brilliant clang, will rapt to reach for an old cup of a large dalai lami, then they respect that he recognized his cup. Also, the Orthodox Church has complex criteria.

O.S. So, come on down and tell me, what about the princess, would they have believed in normality for a long time, before they seriously decided to make such a statement?

A.K. Perfect. Ale, I think that a genetic examination would be enough
O.S. How do you relate to the history of the Ekaterinburg remains?

A.K. Are these the remains that were buried at the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the remains found in the Yekaterinburz region? From the view of the Sovereign Commission, Boris Nemtsov has despised these remains of the royal homeland. But the church examination did not confirm this. The Church simply did not take part in its worship. Despite the fact that the Church itself does not have any remains, it does not know that those brushes that are buried in the Peter and Paul Cathedral belonged to the royal homeland. The Church has identified its misfortune with the government's policies. And not by the past, but by now.
O.S. Is it true that before the Tsar’s homeland, we had not canonized anyone for a long time?

A.K. No, I wouldn’t say that. Beginning in 1988, Andriy Rublov, Ksenia Peterburzka, Feofan the Recluse, Maxim the Greek, and Georgian singer Illya Chavchavadze were canonized.

O.S. And what were the episodes of canonization associated with the Great Reconciliation War and the siege of Leningrad?
A.K. No, it’s not surprising that I haven’t heard anything like that yet. Still, he is a martyr, not the one who sacrificed himself, but he is religiously motivated, having died a terrible death, having suffered innocently. The one who faced a clear choice: faith or death. In war, people in most cases have no shortage of such choices.

O.S. Isn’t Tsar Mav the cardinal’s choice?

A.K. This is one of the most difficult foods of canonization. Unfortunately, it is unknown until the end how much we will add to the world that lay before us. Insha rich, schokhvilini mig choose, live your soul after this. Another aspect of this situation. The church's miscellany is a precedent for miscellany. Those that have become prickly can be a butt for inheritance. How can I explain this to people so that they don’t take the stink from my butt? It's really complicated. Identify yourself: the primary director of the school. Vaughn turned to Orthodoxy and tries to enroll the children at her school in the official rank. I am reinventing excursions to Orthodox pilgrimages. I ask the priest for the holy school. Selects Orthodox consecrated people. This is evidenced by the dissatisfaction of some students, fathers, and depositors. And then the great authorities. Every deputy asks this axis and says: you know, you’re being miserly. You break the law about secular illumination, ask for a priest. So you know, so that there is no scandal at once, write a statement about your marriage, don’t worry about the school, Sarah Isakovna stands, she is miraculously wise, as there is a need to seduce Russian children, and as they do not need to be seduced. She will be assigned to your place, and you will sign Vidmova from the planting. What does this director do? She's an Orthodox person, she can't just see her own troubles. Ale, on the other hand, she remembers that there was a person who humbly gave in to power. We teach children Sarah Isaakivna, who guides them in the shortest way - in the secular version, in the worst case - simply in the anti-Christian one. Therefore, I respect the importance of explaining here that the emperor had no foolishness.

O.S. Yak tse?

A.K. The holy fool is that person who breaks the laws of the church and secular in order to violate the will of God. It was the will of God for that Khvilina that Russia should pass through this goddamn path, such a small one to go through. In this case, it is still not our fault to support Russia for this period of time. To put it simply, if it is God’s will, then we need to prepare for vacancy with the highest rank. And we also need to remember that foolishness and orphanhood, in this case, foolishness does not apply to the law. The law of reason: the emperor’s duty is to entrust him with a sword, so that by the power of the sovereign sword he may seize his people and his faith. It is the emperor’s duty not to lay down the sword, but to wield it kindly. Men, both churchly and humanly, are much closer to this end than Emperor Costiantine XXII, the remaining Byzantine emperor, who, since the Turks in 1453 had already broken through the walls of Constantinople, having taken over the royal regalia, deprived wearing the robes of a common soldier and throwing himself with a sword in the very thick of the enemy, who knew their death there. I find this behavior quite understandable, as I say, Vidmova. So the behavior of Emperor Kostyantin is not a law, not a norm. The behavior of Emperor Mikoli is foolishness.

O.S. Well, in Russia there were plenty of all sorts of blessed ones, so to speak...

A.K. They were foals. And here is the king.

O.S. And for the church, what does the hour mean? Many rocks have passed, generations have changed.

A.K. That itself means a lot. Moreover, canonization cannot occur before 50 years, so that the memory is restored.

O.S. And what about the canonization procedure itself – what is the great responsibility for the one who accepts the decision?

A.K. The decision is made by the Council, then the bishop. Not just Russia, but also Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia... Discussions about canonization took place at the Council itself

O.S. Well, the royal homeland was simply included in some special lists, what other procedures were there?

A.K. No, blessed icons, prayers... This is even more important, because at the beginning of the 90s other prayers had already appeared, both literary and theologically absolutely illiterate.

O.S. I chula viraz “the icon is not prayed for.” How can you respect the icon from the images of the royal family “prayed”? How to put faith in it?

A.K. Let’s say the church doesn’t know such a virus. And the icon has already become a symbol both in booths and in churches. People are being massacred before her. The canonization of the royal family is the canonization of this family, which is even better, since we have many holy homelands among the saints. What is important here is that this is a rich family, which we know a lot about. For those rich people, the very axis of homeland is dear to them.

O.S. Does the Church really believe that everything went smoothly for this family, right?

A.K. No matter how much you thought, your friend’s infidelity would never call anyone.

Olga Sevastyanova spoke with Deacon Andriy Kuraev.

In 1981, the royal homeland was glorified by the Russian Church Abroad.

In the 1980s, in Russia, voices began to lurch about the official canonization of children, whose innocence does not raise the usual doubts. One can guess the icons written without the church blessing, in which there are images without a stink, without fathers. In 1992, the Empress's sister, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna, was protected before the saints, another victim of the Bolsheviks. Tim, no less, was and was the number of opponents of canonization.

Evidence against canonization

Canonization of the royal homeland

Russian Orthodox Church outside the cordon

The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad canonized Nicholas and the entire royal family in 1981. At the same time, the Russian new martyrs and ascetics were canonized at that time, including the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Tikhon (Bellavin).

ROC

Oleksandra Fedorivna. Suchan icon.

The official church of the rest was destroyed by the canonization of the executed monarchs (which, insanely, was due to the political situation of the country). When looking at this food, in front of her stood the butt of other Orthodox churches, the reputation that the dead in the eyes of the faithful had long begun to gain, as well as those that had already been glorified as local saints in Yekaterinburg, Lu Ghanaian, Bryansk, Odessa and Tulchinsk dioceses of the Russian Orthodox.

The work of the Commission was informed about the pouches to the Holy Synod at its meeting on June 10, 1996. A report was published, which voiced the position of the Russian Orthodox Church in this regard. Based on this positive evidence, further developments became possible.

Main points of the report:

On the basis of the evidence supported by the Russian Orthodox Church (division below), as well as the constant rumors and miracles, the Commission announced the upcoming resolution:

“For the wealth of suffering that the Tsar’s Family endured during the remaining 17 months of life, which ended in a shooting at the basement of the Yekaterinburz Ipatiyevsky Budinka on the night of June 17, 1918, for our people, who have made great efforts to infuse their lives with the commandments of the Gospel. The suffering endured by the Tsar's Family in humility, patience and humility, in their martyrdom, revealed the light of Christ's faith, which overcomes evil, just as before having observed the life and death of millions of Orthodox Christians, as we know persecution for Christ in the 20th century. The very commemoration of this feat of the Tsar's Family Commission, in complete unanimity, and the praise of the Holy Synod, knows that it is possible to glorify in the Council of the New Martyrs and Companions of the Russians from the person of the passion-bearers Emperor Mikoli II, Empress Oleksandra, Tsarevich Oleksiy, Grand Duchesses O.

From “Acts about the council of glorification of the new martyrs and companions of the Russians of the XX century”:

“To glorify the Russian royal homeland as passion-bearers among the host of new martyrs and companions: Emperor Mikoli II, Empress Oleksandra, Tsarevich Alexis, Grand Dukes Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. In the remaining Orthodox Russian monarch and members of his Family there are many people who have made great efforts to infuse their lives with the commandments of the Gospel. In the suffering endured by the Royal Family in the spirit of grace, patience and humility, in their martyrdom in Yekaterinburz on the night of 4 (17) June 1918, the appearance of the world of Christ new faith that overcomes evil, just like before as in life and death. millions of Orthodox Christians who recognized the persecution for Christ in the 20th century... Reveal the names of the newly glorified saints to the Primates of the fraternal Local Orthodox Churches for their inclusion before the saints.”

Evidence for canonization, incorporation by the Russian Orthodox Church

Explaining the arguments of opponents of canonization

Aspects of canonization

Meals about holiness

Orthodoxy has already thoroughly explained and carefully developed the hierarchy of holiness - a category where it is customary to separate saints according to their lives. Nutrition, to which face of the saints the traces of the royal family are preserved, cries out from the middle of the various currents of the Orthodox Church, so that the life and death of the family can be assessed differently.

"Coronation of Mikoli II and Oleksandry Fedorivna." Painting by L. Tuxen

The position of the Russian Orthodox Church before the canonization of servants is as follows: “In connection with the fact that they voluntarily lost their lives from the Tsar’s Family and suffered martyrdom, it would be rightful to raise the issue of their canonization.”. In addition to the number of people shot at the basement, the Commission will guess that this list would include “killed” in different places and in different months of 1918 to Adjutant General I. L. Tatishchev, Marshal Prince V. A. Dolgorukov, “uncle” Spadkoemtsya K. G. Nagorny, child’s footman I. D. Sednev, maid of honor to the Empress A.V. Gendrikova and reflectress E.A. Schneider. At the same time, the Commission stated that “it is not possible to provide any further information about the presence of bases for the canonization of this group of laymen who accompanied the Tsar’s Family after the obligatory duties of their court service,” osk Some information about the widespread prayerful remembrance of these servants by believers There is, in addition, no information about her religious life and particular piety. The remaining symbol is like this: “The commission has returned to its conclusion, so that in the most convincing form, the Christian feat of the faithful servants of the Tsar’s Family, who shared their tragic share, can now be extended No feat in the life of the Tsar’s martyrs" .

In addition, there is another problem. At the hour when the royal family is canonized into the ranks of the passion-bearers, it is impossible to secure the same rank of suffered servants, since, as one of the members of the Commission stated in an interview, “the rank of passion-bearers from a long time ago will stagnate.” only to representatives of the Grand Dukes and Tsars canopies".

Reaction of the consort to canonization

Positive

Negative

The current vandalism of the royal homeland by believers

Churches

• Church-on-the-Blood in honor of All Saints who shone in the Russian Land at the place of Ipatiyivsky Budinka in Yekaterinburz.
• The chapel-monument to the late Russian emigrants, Mikoli II and his clearest homeland, was erected on the ground in Zagreb (1935)
• A drop on the riddle about Emperor Mikola II and the Serbian King Alexander I near Harbin (1936)
• Temple of the Royal Passion-Bearers at the entrance to the river. Ryazan on the side of Moscow.
• Temple of the Royal Passion-Bearers at the Tver Monastery of Christ.
• Church of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers near Kursk
• Temple of Tsarevich Oleksiy near Shar'ya metro station, Kostroma region
• Church of St. Tsar-Martyr and St. New Martyrs and Companions at Villemoisson, France (1980s)
• Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs and All New Martyrs and Companions of the 20th Century, Mogilev Bilorus
• Temple of the Sovereign Icon of the Mother of God, Zhukovsky metro station
• Church of St. Tsar Martyr Mikoli, Mykilske m.
• Church of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers Mikoli and Oleksandri, village. Sertolov
• Church of the Royal Passion-Bearers near the town of Mar del Plata (Argentina)
• Monastir in honor of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers in Yekaterinburg.
• Temple of the Royal Martyrs, m. Dnipropetrovsk (m/m Igren), Ukraine.
• Church in the name of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers, Saratov, Russia.
• Church in the name of the Holy Royal Martyrs, Dubki village, Sarativ district, Saratov region, Russia.

Icons

Iconography

It appears as a collective image of the entire family, including each and every member. The icons of the “abroad” icon of the Romanovs include canonized servants. Passion-bearers can be depicted both in modern times from the beginning of the 20th century, and in designs stylized after Ancient Rus', whose style resembles royal palaces and parsuns.

The figures of the Romanov saints also appear in the richly shaped icons of the Cathedral of New Martyrs and Companions of the Russians and the Cathedral of the Patron Saints of the Myslists and Fishermen.

Relics

Patriarch Alexy was in front of the Bishops' Council in 2000, which was a significant act of glorification of the royal homeland, speaking about the remains found near Yekaterinburg. “We have doubts about the integrity of the remains, and we cannot encourage believers to worship liars, who will be recognized as such in the future.” Metropolitan Juvenaly (Poyarkov), requesting the judgment of the Holy Synod on the 26th of 1998 (“Assessment of the reliability of scientific and subsequent findings, as well as evidence of their integrity or integrity, is not included in the competencies the essence of the Church. Science and historical continuity and development of innovations "Ekaterinburg remains" rests entirely with the Republican Center for Ship Medical Investigations and the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. The decision of the State Commission on the identification of findings near Yekaterinburg the remains of the Family of Emperor Mikoli II raised serious doubts and uncertainty.), having reported to the Bishops' Council at the Serpna 2000 roku: “The burial of the 17th June 1998 in St. Petersburg “Katerinburz remains” today cannot be recognized by us as belonging to the Tsar’s Family.”

Respecting this position of the Moscow Patriarchate, which did not recognize the change, the remains identified by the orderly commission belonged to the members of the royal family and were buried in 1998 in Petropavl whoever shuns the cathedral, the church, and its holy relics.

They are inspired like the relics of the relics, which loom more clearly, for example, the hair of Mikoli, cut in the triric style.

The stunned wonder of the royal martyrs

• Convergence of the miracle fire. As it turns out, a miracle happened at the Cathedral of the Holy Iveron Monastery in the city of Odessa, when, during the hour of the service on the 15th of 2000, the prayer of the snow-white half appeared on the throne of the church. According to the testimony of Hieromonk Peter (Golubenkov):

As soon as I finished communing people with the Holy Gifts before Christmas, after the words: “Bless Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy tomb” on the altar (on the paten) appearing in the flames. I didn’t understand at first what it was, but then, when I looked at this fire, it was impossible to describe the joy that filled my heart. Immediately I thought that this little piece of vugill was like a censer. This little pellet was on fire, it was like a poplar leaf, and it was all white. Then I evened out the white color of the snow - and it was impossible to even it out - the snow seemed grey. I thought, what kind of madness is this? And when the cup with the Holy Gifts was brought to the altar, there was no one on the throne, and the rich paraffians were drinking, as the pellets of the Holy Fire scattered in the antimens, then gathered together and went into the altar lamp. The meeting of that wondrous convergence of the Holy Fire was tantalizing as the day wore on.

Skeptical about miracles

Osipov also means the following aspects of the canonical norms for miracles:

• For the church to recognize a miracle, it is necessary to have it witnessed by the ruling bishop. Only after this can we talk about the nature of this phenomenon - whether it is a divine miracle or a phenomenon of a different order. There are many descriptions of miracles associated with the royal martyrs, such as these are witnessed every day.
• The deprivation of one to the saints without the blessing of the ruling bishop and the cathedral decision is a non-canonical act, and therefore all the mysteries of the miracles of the royal martyrs until their canonization must be viewed with skepticism.
• The icon is an image of an ascetic canonized by the church, so miracles written before the official canonization of the icon are doubtful.

“The rite of repentance for the sins of the Russian people” is also

ZINTSY of the 1990s Rockiv, Shchorically, at the Dni, dedicated to the rockery of the people of the Martiyan Martiyan Martyrs with the deeds of Kliru (Zokrem, Arkhimandrite Peter (Kucher)), at the Tyninnsky (Moscow Region), Bilya Pamikoli II Roboti Sculptor Klikova, there is a special “Rite of repentance for the sins of the Russian people”; The entry was ordered by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church (Patriarch Alexy II born in 2007).

Among some Orthodox Christians there is a current concept of the “Tsar-Redeemer”, whereby Mikola II stands as the “redeemer of the sin of infidelity to his people”; Critics call this concept the “Tsar-Victorian Heresy.”

Div. also

• Canonized ROCOR Martyrs of the Alapaevsk Mine(Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorivna, nun Varvara, Grand Dukes Sergei Mikhailovich, Igor Kostyantinovich, Ioann Kostyantinovich, Kostyantin Kostyantinovich (younger), Prince Volodymyr Paley).
• Tsarevich Dmitro, having died in 1591 births, canonizations in 1606 births - before the glorification of the Romanovs, chronologically, the remaining representatives of the ruling dynasty are guaranteed sainthood.
• Solomonia Saburova(Reverend Sophia of Suzdal) - the first squad of Vasily III, chronologically successor to canonization.

Notes

1. Tsar Martyr
2. Emperor Mikola II and his family were canonized
3. Osipov A. I. About the canonization of the remaining Russian Tsar
4. Shargunov O. Miracles of the Royal Martyrs. M. 1995. P. 49
5. The noble Tsar Mikola Oleksandrovich is in the Orthodox Church.
6. Stands for the canonization of the royal family. From the testimony of Metropolitan Juvenal of Krutitsky and Kolomna, head of the synodal commission for the canonization of saints. www.pravoslavie.ru
7. Chronicle of the revival of the holy royal passion-bearers in the Urals: HISTORY AND FATALITY
8. Metropolitan Anthony of Surozky. About the protection of the royal family to the saints // “Russian Thought”, 6 spring 1991. //Peredruk: “Izvestia”. 14th sickle 2000
9. You put everything in order to become embittered... Interview of Deacon Andriy Kuraev to the magazine “Vogolos”. Magazine "Orthodox and World". Mon, 17 Jul 2006
10. Russian Newsletter. Explanation about the canonization of the royal homeland
11. From the interview with Met. Nizhny Novgorod Mikoli Kutepov (Nezalezhnaya newspaper, section Figures and individuals, 4/26/2001
12. The rite of canonization of the newly glorified saints took place at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior of Orthodoxy.
13. Metropolitan Yuvenaly: For three years they took away 22,873 beasts
14. Emperor Mikola II died on the 9th of 1905 in St. Petersburg. Part I // Orthodox newspaper. – Yekaterinburg, 2003. – No. 31.
15. Emperor Mikola II died on the 9th of 1905 in St. Petersburg. Part II // Orthodox newspaper. – Yekaterinburg, 2003. – No. 32.
16. Protopresbyter Mikhailo Polsky. New Russian martyrs. Jordanville: T. I, 1943; T. II, 1957. (A short English view of The new martyrs of Russia. Montreal, 1972. 137 p.)
17. Ink Vsevolod (Filip'ev). Path of the Holy Fathers. Patrology. Jordanville, M., 2007, page 535.
18. “About Tsar John the Terrible” (Addition to the testimony of Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna, head of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints
19. Akathist to the Holy Tsar-Saint Mykolia the Other
20. Kuraev A. Spokusa, how to come “right-handed”. M: Vidavnicha Rada of the Russian Orthodox Church, 2005. P. 67
21. The Voronezk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church MP called participants in the group of “national repentance for the sin of kingship” with commercial aspirations
22. The martyrdom of the emperor is the main basis for his canonization
23. The canonization of the royal family is one of the contradictions between the Russian and Russian Churches Abroad
24. Prince Mikola Romanov is in the air about the canonization of the royal homeland
25. The head of the Romanov budinku did not come to the act of canonization of Mikoli II
26. Miracle of the myrrh-streaming icon of the Royal Martyrs
27. Great shrine of Orthodoxy
28. After 10 years, super-exciting data appeared about the share of the icon of the martyr Tsar Mikoli II, which died in Moscow on the 7th leaf fall of 1998
29. Patriarch Alexy: The erection of the church before the “Yekaterinburz remains” will be lost permanently
30. JMP. 1998, No. 4, page. 10. The resolution of the Holy Synod also said in the middle: “<…>In connection with this, the Holy Synod is determined for the unusual burial of these remains at the symbolic grave-monument. Once all doubts about the “Katerinburz remains” are removed, there will be a basis for the recovery and continuation of the marriage, then we will return to the remaining balance of food at the place of their burial.”
31. DOPOVID TO THE METROPOLITAN OF KRUTITSKY AND KOLOMYANSKY JUVENALY, HEAD OF THE SYNODAL COMMITTEE FOR THE CANONIZATION OF SAINTS, AT THE ARCHIEJANIAN JUBILEE CATHEDRAL

Russia has a lot of people, for example in the 19th century. They respected that for the last three hours in the history of the region there was a simple principle (or, as they immediately said, an algorithm): a good ruler would be replaced by abominations, otherwise the next one would be good. Guess what: Petro III became corrupted and no longer popular, Catherine II went down in history as the Great, Paul I was killed, Alexander I succeeded Napoleon and became even more popular, Mikoli I was feared, Alexander II introduced great reforms, and Alexander III introduced counter-reforms. Mikola II ascended the throne in 1894, at the age of 26, having received a terrible enlightenment. They were looking forward to the continuation of the re-creation, ahead of the completion of political reforms.

Mikola II and Oleksandra Fedorivna in costumes from the era of Mikhail Romanov

Mikola II was born in 1868. And I was present at the hour of death of my grandfather, Alexander the Liberator. In 1894 r. After the death of the father, he fell on the throne. In 1917 Yogo was thrown from the throne, and in 1918 without trial, they were shot together with their family near Yekaterinburz.

He gained a nasty light, celebrating the garne of enmity in his own manners. Mikola himself was very much aware that in his 26 years of life he was “not ready to rule.” He was heavily influenced by his relatives, his uncle, the Dowager Empress, the most successful Minister of Finance S. Yu. Witte, the Tsar’s father, prominent dignitaries and the top of the Russian aristocracy. “The Tsar is a gancher, without a single thought in his head, a good man, and is disrespected by everyone,” Ernest Featherlein, admiral, cleric of the deciphering service until 1917, characterizing Mikola. in Russia, and after 1917 - in England.

Because of his life, Mikoli was called “krivavim.” In 1896 In Moscow, near the hour of coronation festivities, during the distribution of royal gifts on the Khodinsky Field, a stamp was struck, in which over a thousand people died. September 9, 1905 Petersburg was shot peacefully. On the day of the “Crooked Week,” over 1,500 people died and over 5,000 people were injured. During the time of the mediocre Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905, before the tsar fell into exile, more than 200 thousand Russian soldiers died. More than 30 thousand people became victims of repression by the gendarmerie, police, cartel expeditions, and pogroms sponsored by the tsarist police. At the rocks of the First World War of 1914-1918, in which Russia was drawn in through the short-sighted, inconsistent and ineffective foreign policy of Mikoly II, Russia had already spent 2 million and rocks in the fall of the Tsar There are almost 4 million people.

“The people have played youma Khodinka; He marveled at, but did not resist, the Japanese war, and at the beginning of the war against Germany, he stood before him with destructive trust. But everything was called into ruin, and the interests of the Batkivshchyna were sacrificed to a bacchanalian bacchanalia, dissolving the uniqueness of family scenes from the side of a power-loving hysteric. The depth of the heart, which would indicate to me how cruelly and dishonestly he brought Russia to the brink of destruction, is also indicated by the presence of a feeling of impatience, which is why he is being lowered, outside and the misfortune of all loved ones who are absent will continue the burden of their miserable life, without ever perishing from I have the honor to defend my historical rights and give up the legitimate benefits of the country,” wrote Anatol, a lawyer, scribe, senator, member of the State for the sake of his fate, honorary academician of the Pushkin branch of the red letter of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. ii Fedorovich Koni (1844-1927).

For the Radian hours there was such an anecdote. When the title of Hero of the Socialist Pracia was awarded, 1938. Mikola Oleksandrovich Romanov lost one of his first ceremonies (posthumously). With the formula “For the creation of the revolutionary situation in Russia.”

This anecdote has a profound historical reality. Mikola II, having rejected his father from the recession, to finish the task of his wonderful sidekick - the prominent Russian reformer S. Yu. Witte. You will be sent to the department, speaking out against the annexation of Russia from the war with Japan. The defeat of the Russian-Japanese war accelerated the revolutionary processes - the first Russian revolution arose. Witte was replaced by the strong-willed and decisive P. A. Stolipin. We have launched reforms to transform Russia into a decent bourgeois-monarchist power. Stolipin categorically opposed any actions that could drag Russia into a new war. Stolipin died. A new great war led Russia to a new, great revolution of 1917. It turns out that Mikola II, with his powerful hands, swept away the guilt of two revolutionary situations in Russia.

Prote at 2000 rub. At the same time, the Russian Orthodox Church will insure the sainthood. The position of Mikoli II in his marriage is far from complete, although the official snakes have done everything to portray the remaining Russian king as “white and plump.” The ruler of B. N. Yeltsin arranged the burial of the discovered remains of the royal family at the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Tsikavo, what about activities the remaining Russian Tsar, about whose special contribution to the rise of various problems in the country, the supposedly engaged snakes can write little. Everything is more reasonable, promising and important that appeared in the reign of Mikoli II (parliament, legalization of political parties and trade unions, shorter working hours, introduction of social insurance, development of cooperation, preparation for the introduction of Nya zagalnogo cob navchannya toscho). was the result of yoga with power positions, and most often it was in opposition to his active support. “Remember one thing: you can’t believe what a fake person there is in the world,” I told the knowledgeable people. L. Goromikin, who was a two-year-old man, took office for the sake of the Ministers under Mikol II.

After the revolution of 1917 In his late life, Ivan Logginovich Goremykin was killed by the villagers from the villages that sat with him.

In a purely human way, Mikoli Romanov can be understood and misunderstood. After four daughters of his khan, the squad gave birth to a son, who was diagnosed with hemophilia (incoagulability of the blood). Ditina suffered terribly. At that time, patients with hemophilia rarely survived into adulthood. “The illness was a sickening blow for the sovereign and empress. I will not exaggerate if I say that grief affected the health of the Empress, and she could not at all feel attributable to her son’s illness. Bagato Rockiva, I had a blizko, spoke up the billed billedly poured, the stupidly poured, and the trivon-koli left the yogo, ”wrote about the situation of A. A. Virubov, Freilyna, and the pile of Blizhka to the Tsaroko Sim'i.

It seems that the family tragedy has given the tsar’s friends a chance to solve problems on a different level. What can the supreme ruler of a great state allow? The answer is clear. “There is fear, evil and deception,” Mikola II wrote down on the day of his speech to the schodennik. And what did you pay for, since no one or anything was in order for him? The king understands that the commanders of the fronts do not support. The doctor informed him that the prince was unlikely to live for another few years. The first tsar signed the Manifesto about the message to the throne. “Having worked with the same ease, we created a squadron,” thought one of the eyewitnesses.

“Olexiy’s fate strikes me with a gloomy paradox - the long struggle of fathers and doctors for the order of life of a seriously ill child ended in the meeting’s brutal reprisal,” writes the author of the special work, Barbara Berne.

From this moment the tsar became a private person, a giant Romanov. His canonization was deprived of the great controversial decisions of the Russian Orthodox Church, the remainder of the accepted life of Mikoli II was not at all the life of a holy man, and his death was the result of the struggle of rich forces. For the lost ones, the emperor was a favorite, but a prosperous pensioner is here in England, where the English royal homeland did not want to accept the royal family. Before the speech, over 100 clergymen were sent to Siberia with the imperial family without going. That Russian Orthodox Church soon became aware of the situation, so that without a tsar and a strong government, they began to re-establish the patriarchate.

The funeral of the Tsar at the Peter and Paul Cathedral is also clearly too much. According to pre-revolutionary legislation, a private person could not be buried simultaneously with the rulers who died “under the conscription of obligatory laws.”

It is only reassuring to those that the bustle of Romanov’s members may have settled into the hut near the disputed throne. You know what, according to the Law of Succession to the Throne, one of the most important laws of the Russian Empire, none of the Romanovs have legal rights to the throne. Does Russia need a new dynasty? This is no longer the same food.

On September 20, 2000, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior near Moscow, with the presence of the heads and representatives of all Orthodox Autocephalous Churches, the glorification of the Royal Family began in full swing. The action about the council of glorification of the new martyrs and companions of the Russian 20th century is to say: “Glorify as passion-bearers among the host of new martyrs and companions of the Russian Tsar's Family: Emperor Mikoli II, Empress Ol Alexander, Tsarevich Alexy, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatia. In the remaining Orthodox Russian monarch and members of his Family there are many people who have made great efforts to infuse their lives with the commandments of the Gospel. The sufferings endured by the Tsar's Family with grace, patience and humility, in their martyrdom in Yekaterinburz on the night of 4 (17) June 1918, the light was revealed to fate Christ's faith, which overcomes evil, just like before in the life and death of millions of people. Orthodox Christians who knew the persecution for Christ in the 20th century.”

There is no need to review the decision of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), however, discussions in the Russian consulate about whether to honor the remaining Emperor of the Russian Empire as saints will continue to this day. Statement about those who, having said, the Russian Orthodox Church “remembered” by praising Nicholas II and his family among the saints, is far from uncommon. Arguments of opponents of the holiness of the remaining Sovereign of the Russian Empire are based on typical myths, most of them created by Russian historiography, and sometimes by the extreme antagonists of Orthodoxy and Independent Russia ї as a great power.

There would be so many wonderful books and articles about Mikola II and the Tsar's Family, which represent documented research of professional historians, no matter how many documentaries and programs there would be, I think too many It is true that there is a negative assessment of both the specialness of the Tsar and his sovereign activities. Without heeding new scientific historical criticisms, such people continue to attribute to Mikola II a “weak, weak character” and the lack of power as a powerful state, which blame him for the tragedy of the Crooked Week and shootings of the soldier. iv, in the aftermath of the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. and the capture of Russia from Persha during the World War; It will all end with the fact that the Church has secured the Royal Family to the saints, and with the threat that the Russian Orthodox Church will “ruin it further.”

These events are quite obvious, but not funny, for example: “during the reign of Mikoly II, so many people died and war was fought” (and periods in history when no one died? How many wars were fought for the remaining Emperor? Why shouldn’t there be an equalization of statistical indicators with others? periods of Russian history?). Others can attest to the extreme ignorance of their authors, who will base their works on the basis of tabloid literature on the catalog of books by A. Bushkov, pseudo-historical novels by E. Radzinsky, or some dubious Internet sources. articles by unknown authors who respect themselves as nugget historians. I would like to increase the respect of the readers of the “Orthodox Visnik” for the need to critically evaluate this kind of literature, which is subscribed to by people who are unknown, with an unintelligent profession, knowledge , outlook, intelligence and spiritual health.

As for the Russian Orthodox Church, its church consists of people not only capable of logical thinking, but also of deep humanitarian and natural knowledge, which may include the profession Since they have secular diplomas from various specialties, it is not good to rush into statements about “ pardons of the Russian Orthodox Church and recognition from the Orthodox hierarchs of some religious fanatics, “distant from real life.”

This article introduces a number of the most extensive myths that could still be found in the old henchmen of the Radian period and which, regardless of their complete lack of base, are still repeated in the mouths of people across the sky Zhanna learn about new research in modern science. After the skin myth, short evidence is provided for the statement, which was decided on by the editors not to be burdened with numerous bulky submissions to historical documents, as far as the statistics are concerned, even though the “Orthodox Bulletin” is still do not fall short of historical and scientific knowledge; However, the reader and himself can easily find the inscriptions on the dzherel in any scientific work, especially since there are still a great number of such.

Myth 1

Tsar Mikola II was a gentle and kind brother, an intellectual who received a lot of illumination, a gentle spy, but an unprecedented and absolutely unsuitable person for such a high position. He didn’t care about his squad, Oleksandra Fedorivna, because of his nationality, and since 1907. Elder Grigory Rasputin, who exerted undue pressure on the Tsar, replacing and appointing ministers and military leaders.

Since we read the memoirs of the life-partners of Emperor Mikoli II, Russian and foreigners, it is clear that during the rocks of the Radian rule they were not published and were not translated into Russian literature, then we are keen to describe Mikoli II as a kind, generous person, but far from it. not weak. For example, the President of France, Emile Loubet (1899-1806), respected that despite the apparent fearfulness of the king, he had a strong soul and a courageous heart, as well as the well-thought-out plans that he fully achieved. Nicholas II needed an important royal servant with strength of character, and, in addition, according to the thought of Metropolitan of Moscow (since 1943 - Patriarch) Sergius (1867-1944), through his anointing to the Russian throne, he was given the invisible power of fire that lasts until the day of yogo royal valor. Bagato at the same time to bring the vigor of the firm wave to the izmperor, the Zmusilo Suprutnikiv, yaki close to the yogo, hobble, and the sovereign of the Bula Babelnit, I Bazhchi Liche's deceiving Oksamitova Rukvichichka ”.

Mikola II, having given up his right to military training and education, felt all his life to be military, which was signified by his psychology and a lot of things in his life. The Sovereign, as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, himself, without the influx of any “good geniuses,” made absolutely all the important decisions that were necessary for possible actions.

The idea behind which Russian army is occupied by Alekseev, and the Tsar was imprisoned by the Commander-in-Chief for the sake of formality, which simply comes down to telegrams from Alekseev himself, is completely unfounded.

As for the Tsar’s Family’s marriage with Gregory Rasputin, then, without going into detail here about the ambiguous assessments of the activities of the rest, there are many signs of some kind of spiritual commitment in these marriages. the beauty of the Tsar's Family. The Supervisory Commission of the Timchasov order, which consisted of liberal lawyers, had a very negative mood against the Sovereign, dynasties and monarchies such as this, was worried about the influx of water into the state of life in the region of G. Ras Putin without pushing.

Myth 2

The Emperor's ecclesiastical policy was not far away. In part from the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. The Emperor himself is to blame for not having the mind to ensure the effectiveness and strength of the Russian army and navy. To carry out the necessary economic and political reforms for his easy-going people, as well as to conduct a dialogue with representatives of the Russian citizens of all countries, the emperor “called out” the revolution of 1905-1907, which, in his own way, brought about until the greatest destabilization of the Russian supremacy and the state system. Having drawn Russia into the World War from Persha, it recognized defeats.

In fact, under Nicholas II, Russia experienced an unprecedented period of material prosperity; before the First World War, its economy flourished and grew at the fastest pace in the world. Born 1894-1914 The country's budget increased by 5.5 times, gold reserves by 3.7 times, the Russian currency was one of the strongest in the world. Under this state, incomes grew without the slightest increase in tax revenue. The overall growth of the Russian economy was 21.5% due to the important rocks of the First World War. Professor at the University of Edinburgh Charles Sarolea, who led Russia before and after the revolution, noted that the Russian monarchy was the most progressive order in Europe.

The Emperor had worked extensively to advance the defense of the country, having learned important lessons from the Russian-Japanese war. One of his most significant activities was the revival of the Russian fleet, which was fought against the will of military officials, but turned the edge of the First World War. The most important and most memorable feat of Emperor Mikoli II was that his incredibly important minds brought Russia to the threshold of victory in the First World War, but his opponents did not allow her to cross this threshold. General N.A. Lokhvitsky wrote: “Peter the Great needed nine fates to reduce the Narva victories to the Poltava victories. The remaining Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army - Emperor Mikola II, having accomplished the same great work for the same fate, but his work was appreciated by his enemies, and between the Sovereign and his Army, and what was overcome “became a revolution.” The military talents of the Sovereign were once again revealed by the Supreme Commander. Russia melodiously began to win the war when the triumphal 1916 of the Brusilivsky Strait began, with a plan for which many military leaders were not in favor, and on which the Sovereign himself was in favor.

It is important to note that Mikola II set himself before the monarch's bonds were taken off, as before his sacred bond, and having acquired everything in his hands: to strangle the minds of the terrible force of the revolution of 1905 and to draw out the triumph of the “bis” on the whole 12 rocks. Today, his special efforts were about to reach a radical turning point during the Russian-German conflict. Being already in full possession of the Bolsheviks, they were inspired to praise the Brest Light and steal their lives there. He is well alive and well having accepted death.

Due to the Emperor's church policy, it is necessary to ensure that it did not go beyond the traditional synodal system of Church governance, and the reign of Emperor Mikoli II had previously been officially celebrated for two centuries. about the call to the Council, the church hierarchy has decided to discuss it not only widely, but also practically prepare a call to the Lord Council.

Myth 3

The day of the Emperor's coronation is May 18, 1896. during the distribution of gifts at the stamp on the Khodinsky field, more than a thousand people died and more than a thousand lost important calcium, in connection with which Mikola II took away the nickname “Crooked”. September 9, 1905 there was a shooting of a peaceful demonstration of robot workers who were protesting against the minds of life and practice (96 people were killed, 330 people were injured); 4th quarter 1912 r. The Lensk massacre of labor workers who protested against the 15-year working day took place (270 were killed, 250 were injured). Abstract: Mikola II was a tyrant who knew the Russian people and especially hated the soldiers.

The most important indicator of the effectiveness and morality of government and the well-being of the people is population growth. From 1897 to 1914 fate, that is. in just 17 years, he added a fantastic figure of 50.5 million people. Since then, according to statistical data, Russia has spent and will continue to spend an average of nearly 1 million per year in deaths plus deaths as a result of numerically organized actions plus abortions, slaughtered children, which in the 21st century moved the second million per river. In 1913, a worker in Russia paid 20 gold rubles per month for a loaf of bread - 3-5 kopecks, 1 kg of yoke - 30 kopecks, 1 kg of potatoes - 1.5 kopecks, and additional tax - 1 ruble per day. ік (lowest among the world), What made it possible to manage my rich family?

From 1894 to 1914, the public education budget increased by 628%. The number of schools has increased: high schools – by 180%, secondary schools – by 227%, gymnasiums for women – by 420%, public schools – by 96%. Russia quickly opened up 10,000 schools. The Russian Empire was experiencing the blossoming of cultural life. During the reign of Mikoli II, Russia published more newspapers and chapels than in the USSR until 1988.

The blame for the tragic actions of Khodinka, the Crooked Week and the Lensky shooting, obviously, cannot be laid squarely on the Emperor. The reason for the embossing on Khodinsky Field was... greed. The crowd got a feeling that the bartenders were handing out gifts among “their own”, and that all the gifts could not be spent, as a result of which the people rushed to the wooden buildings at that hour with such force that they brought in 1800 policemen, especially in to bring order to the holy hour, Couldn't stream the press.

Based on the remaining investigations, from 9 to 1905 there was a provocation organized by the Social Democrats with the aim of putting political songs into the mouths of the militants and creating hostility to the popular protest against Real power. On the 9th day, workers from the Putiliv plant with icons, banners and royal portraits rushed to Palatsova Square, overflowing with joy and praying in song, to align with their Sovereign and bow down wow. The party with him was treated by the socialist organizers, although the rest knew well that the Tsar was absent from St. Petersburg, having already gone to Tsarskoye Selo in the evening of the 8th.

People gathered on the Maidan at the appointed time and waited for the Tsar to appear before them. The hour passed, the Emperor did not show up, and tension and boasting began to rise among the people. Unwillingly, the provocateurs began to shoot from the hills of Budinki, and other gendarmes were detained. The gendarmes started a fire near the police line, panic and suppression ensued among the people, as a result of which 96 to 130 people were killed, according to various estimates, and 299 to 333 people were injured. The Emperor was deeply affected by the news about the “crooked week.” They ordered 50,000 rubles to be allocated to help the families of the victims, as well as a commission to meet the needs of workers. In such a manner, the Tsar could not give an order about the execution of peaceful citizens, whom the Marxists called, since St. Petersburg simply did not have it at that time.

Historical data does not allow us to reveal in the actions of the Sovereign any obvious evil will, brutalized against the people and instilled in specific decisions and changes. History itself bears witness to those who deserve to be called “crooked” – the enemies of the Russian state and the Orthodox Tsar.

Now about the Lena massacre: current investigators link the tragic events at the Lena mines with raiding - the activity of establishing control over the mines of two conflicting shareholder companies, during which representatives of the Russians All the companies Lenzoto manages provoked a strike to prevent actual control above the digs on the side of the British company Lena Goldfields. The minds of the workers of the Lena Gold Mining Partnership were as follows: the amount of wages was significantly higher (up to 55 rubles), lower in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the working day from the date of the employment contract became 8-11 years (depending on id change schedule), although we really want to , effective, may last until the 16th birthday, and after the end of the working day, diligent work was allowed in search of nuggets. The reason for the strike was the story of the meat, which had previously been ambiguously assessed by his predecessors, and the decision to open the fire was accepted by the gendarmerie captain, and certainly not by Mikola II.

Myth 4

Mikola II easily fell for the proposal of the order of the throne, thereby breaking his obligations to the Fatherland and delivering Russia into the hands of the Bolsheviks. The pronouncement of the anointed king on the throne can also be viewed as a church-canonical evil, similar to the appearance of a representative of the church hierarchy from the priesthood.

Here, perhaps, we can begin from the fact that today’s historians have begun to cast doubt on the very fact of the Tsar’s ordination to the throne. Preserved in the State Archive of the Russian Federation is a document about the name of Mikoly II - a piece of paper written on the machine, at the bottom of which there is the signature “Mikola”, written by Olivets and outlined, obviously with a mistake, with a pen. The style of the text is not similar to the style of other documents compiled by the Emperor.

Letter from the Minister of the Imperial Household, Count Frederiks, on the river is also cut with an ovine, and then traced with a pen. Thus, this document raises serious doubts about its validity and allows rich historians to come to an unpretentious conclusion that the Autocrat of the All-Russian State, Emperor Nicholas II, never said anything, without writing it in his own hand and without having signed.

Even if the title of the Tsar is not a crime against the Church, the canonical status of an Orthodox sovereign anointed to the Kingdom is not included in the church canons. And these spiritual motives, behind which the remaining Russian Sovereign, who, without fearing to shed the blood of his subjects, could bow down to the Throne in the name of the inner world in Russia, give him the foundation of moral justice.

Myth 5

The death of Emperor Mikoli II and members of his family was a martyr's death for Christ, and... (more options): political repression; killing by the Bolsheviks; ritual killing, slaughter by Jews, Freemasons, Satanists (optional); Lenin's blood revenge for the death of his brother; Finally, on a global scale, which puts an anti-Christian revolution at risk. Another version: The Tsar’s Family was not shot, but was secretly transported beyond the border; The shooting room in the Ipatiivsky booth is completely staged.

Nowadays, regardless of the over-inflated versions of the death of the Tsar's Family (due to the already incredible story about it), the obvious fact is that the circumstances surrounding the death of the Tsar's Family were There is extreme moral suffering and death at the hands of adversaries, which there was beating, associated with a lot of flour: trivaly, dovgy and buzuvirsky.

The “Diction about the Council of Glorification of the New Martyrs and Companions of the Russian Twentieth Century” records: “Emperor Mikola Oleksandrovich often compared his life to the experience of the sufferer Job, on the day of church remembrance of his birth. Having accepted his cross just like a biblical righteous man, he transferred all the messages to him firmly, harmoniously and without a shadow of repentance. This patience itself is revealed with particular clarity by the remaining days of the Emperor’s life.” Most of the rest of the life of the Tsar’s martyrs speaks of the tribulations of the Tobolsk governor and Yekaterinburg Ipatiyvsky Budinkov as people who suffered and who did not care about all the needs and images that lead a pious life. Their greatness arose not from their royal goodness, but from this amazing moral height, which they gradually rose to.

Those who wish to respectfully and promptly familiarize themselves with the published materials about the life and political activities of Mikoly II, evidence from the administration of the assassination of the Tsar's Family, may be surprised by the advances in various publications:

Robert Wilton “The Last Days of the Romanovs” 1920;
Mikhailo Diterikhs “Elimination of the Tsar’s Family and Members of the Budinka Romanovs in the Urals” 1922;
Mikola Sokolov "The Killing of the Tsar's Family", 1925;
Pavlo Paganuzzi "The Truth about the Assassination of the Tsar's Family" 1981;
Mikola Ross “The Death of the Tsar's Family” 1987;
Multatuli P.V. "Mikola II. The Road to Golgotha. M., 2010;
Multatuli P.V. “Witness about Christ until death”, 2008;
Multatuli P.V. “Lord forbid to bless my decision.” Mikola II and the team of generals.”