Images Felix Yusupov - Rasputin's murderer

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The most recent owners of the Archangel became the great-granddaughter, NB Yusupova Zinaida Yusupova (1861 - 1939) and her husband - the Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston (1856 - 1928). At the turn of the XIX - XX centuries. estate has regained its former glory and become a significant art center.
In 1903, in a park near the palace on the draft NV Sultanov was arranged Pushkinskaya alley - a sculptural memorial in honor of the great poet, happened many times in Arkhangelsk. Commemorative pillars were marked and visits to the estate of Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II (not preserved). Artists AN Benoit. VA Serov, KA Korovin, KE Makovsky, KN Igumnov, RI Klein and many other figures of Russian culture is often visited the estate, often work commissioned Yusupov.

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Quote from the site "Museum Arkhangelskoe" (http://arhangelskoye.ru/):

"... In the Archangel in the process of construction and decoration of the estate, work, which lasted almost 50 years, grew up a whole galaxy of serf artists, architects, modelers, krasnoderevtsev, hrustalschikov - a real art school. The main role in it played a "beautiful house", from which came many of the serfs painters.

At the beginning of the XIX century, when the owner of the estate became the richest magnate and philanthropist Prince NB Yusupov, Arkhangelsk has become a repository of great artistic value. A Picture Gallery had more than 500 paintings, including paintings of such famous masters as Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Claude Lorrain, DB Tiepolo, F. Boucher, JB Greuze, JL David, and many other painters XVI-XIX centuries.

The Palace was decorated with a first-class sculpture, rare furniture, antique carpets, porcelain and bronze. All this - a magnificent palace on the rare beauty of the park, a theater with scenery of the famous PG Gonzaga - the imagination of his contemporaries. The walls of the old house will recall NM Karamzin, Pushkin, PA Saybrook, Alexander Herzen and Ogarev.

However, very few could see at that time the artistic treasures of the estate and a wonderful ensemble, which merged into architecture and nature.

It was only in October 1917 opened doors for people of all the palaces of old Russia, including Arkhangelsk. "The Great Proletarian Revolution - said in the decree Narcompros on the opening near Moscow museums - free works of art from the royal palaces, estates, mansions. The proletarian revolution has given us the opportunity to open the palaces and museums in the nation-wide review.

In a historic day May 1, 1919 Department of Arts and Monuments ... opens the palace-museums in Ostankino, lump Arkhangelskoe ... and protection of their hands to the people. " Since then, millions of people could get acquainted with this wonderful monument of Russian culture, evaluate it and pay tribute to the work and talent of those whom we usually call "fortress". http://arhangelskoye.ru/


Just look what happened: Horrible images disruption and repair and restoration mayhem, trash on the estate Arkhangelsk. Director Dlugach said: "The main palace is closed for 25 years" ... http://theangryclown.livejournal.com/581.html

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Church of Archangel Michael, gave the name of the manor house, first - the wooden, and the second half of XVII century - the stone, built by order of the then owner of the estate James Nikitich Odojevs'kogo architect of the fortress Pavel Doronin Potekhin, when Soviet power, unfortunately, was severely damaged: the walls with frescoes have been carefully whitewashed, and the iconostasis disappeared in an unknown direction. "

"Built in Soviet times in the 30-ies of XX century of the sanatorium of the Ministry of Defense was closed view Starits Moscow River and violated the architectural unity of the ensemble Arkhangelskoe. The Soviet government always the case - where it is, there obscurantism, destruction and lack of spirituality." http://baranovna.narod.ru/Arhang/20031004.htm

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We can say that Arkhangelskoe the lucky ones. On the other estates were ruins. "Abomination of desolation".
Photos:
- Dukhovskaya church in the village of Shkin Kolomna district, Moscow region, in the estate of Major-General Gabriel Ilyich Bibikova, built on his order between 1794 and 1798 years. with the participation of the architect Kazakov Rodion Stepanov (pupil MF Kazakov).
- Church of the Archangel Michael in the estate of Princess Troubetzkoy Avdotya Semyonovna in the village of Arkhangelsk Ruza district, built in 1822. by the famous architect Osip Bove (author of the draft of the Bolshoi Theatre).
- Manor Znamenskoye, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region (located near Archangel).
- The Church in the area Torzhok.
- The Church in Kaluga region, Medinsky area.
- The church in the village of Pushkin, the Tver Region.
- The Church in the village Konobeevo Ryazan region, Shatsky area.
- The Church in the Ivanovo region, Trans-Volga region.
- The church in the Tver region (inside and outside).

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Ruined and abandoned, are now vacant lots, these churches once in all their beauty stood in the middle of flowering, crowded villages. Everywhere was very lively.
More photos:
- The Church in the village Ulyanovo, Kaluga region.
- Church Podmvyate village, district Meshchersky lakes, lake shore Dubovoe (outside and inside - the remnants of the mural).
- The Church in the village Gosteshevo near the town of Kremenki, Kaluga region.
- The Church in the village of Song of Tver region.
- Church of the village Loshakova Tver region, on the banks of the Volga.
- The Church in the village of the Tula region.
- The Church in the village of Lum, Yaransk district Kirov region.
- Church between Pereslavl and Uglich.

[Peter]

Since I sometimes am in the Arkhangelsk and admiring the beautiful architecture, you can not go past the church of Michael Arhangela.Esli look at your photo, it certainly left (where some pine trees) is a high cliff overlooking the Moscow-reku.Vnizu, under a cliff, is built font, which apparently hit an underground spring klyuch.Etoy I am there to sketch, which I want to see.

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More photos:
- The church-bell Isaac of Dalmatia in the estate Stepanovskaya (Ramenskoe district, Moscow region) Count Andrei Ivanovich Osterman, vice-chancellor at the court of Anna Ivanovna, built in 1732
- The Church in the village Gorbasevo Tver region, Konakovo area.
- Church of the Nativity in the village Yurkino (Christmas, Istra district of Moscow region), the birthplace of the boyars Golohvastov on the bank of the river Malaya Istra was built in the early XV century.
- Manor Kalabrievo NN Novosiltsev (where she lived actress Maria N. Ermolov, and where she organized the People's Theatre), on the banks of the River Nerl, Kalyazin district of Tver region.
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the village Panyukova, Moscow region, Shakhovskoy district, in the possession of State Councillor MM Griboyedova, built by order of his wife between 1797 and 1803.
- Church of St. Nicholas on fast, Kostroma region.
- Church of the Epiphany, city Soligalich.
- The ancient building, which in October 1917 was proclaimed Soviet power, the Galich.
- The Church in the village Bohdanivs'ke Kaluga region.
- The Church in the village of Cover-to-Ugra, Dzerzhinsky district.

[OTROK NIKODIM]

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Indeed, I am a bit distracted from the theme "Felix -" Rasputin ", but it all - about the same: the creation and the destruction of Russia. In my quest to learn the truth - how it was actually - I have no personal benefit. I want to discard any whatsoever predubezheniya and fiction. In my research I want to move sequentially, based on the facts and evidence of contemporaries. Very important, too personal psychological characteristics that influence the actions of people.

And the fact that Felix Yusupov, with all its foreign refined elegance and excellent education, he wore a beast-like these images, like parasites in the gut. So he's grown into himself. He was forced into its sincerity. Obviously, he could no longer wear it in yourself. And so let them free. Now they look like freaks, zaspirtovannye in banks. But at that time it was the personification of evil, which was released at will. As if it is to use it, and when he did his job, as an instrument to him he was no longer needed, it came out, throwing him.

What happens if these highly educated and cultured people find no other way to communicate when meeting with a Russian peasant, as the most brutal way to take his life?

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With the birth of a child Zinaida Yusupova almost died. It turns out that Felix Yusupov could not be born.

The story of Princess Zinaida Yusupova:
"In 1884, when I was 23 years old, I was the second year, is married and the mother's favorite child, in front of me opened the happiest life. Around the same time I first heard about his father John of Kronstadt, he amazing prayer that his prayer creates healing.
Stories about it have made big impression on me, and I am looking for an opportunity to meet him. We had thought to invite him to serve the liturgy in our home church, but somehow never managed to do this since I became seriously ill and three weeks has been between life and death.

I knew that I was considered hopelessly ill, but she did not feel, on the contrary, felt myself quite cheerfully. The disease was complicated: phlebitis in his left leg, atrophy of the liver, the tides to the brain - almost to blindness, staggering chills, temperature to 42 ° (pulse even stopped to consider!), And finally purple spots on the body. Doctors were unable to pinpoint the disease and have named her particular form of fever. Only later it became clear that it was a blood infection to severe illness, caused by premature birth.
His therapy me like his own daughter, prof. SP Botkin, kindness and attention which I could never have forgotten.
I felt that I feel hopeless, in the course of the disease itself, and I began to understand the seriousness of my situation. For days together I have not closed his eyes and thought a lot about death. But the desire to live was so strong in me that I did not know where I come salvation, do not despair, and hoped that I die. Strange, though, that during these three weeks, full of the most powerful spiritual experiences, I never thought about his father John, and only a sudden one of the sleepless nights on the image. John, whom I had never seen, but who was close to my heart, appeared in my mind and did not leave me all night. Early in the morning, I expressed my desire to see her husband about. John. I'm not so much thought about the possibility of healing, as she was afraid to die without seeing about. John. My husband immediately went down to my father to tell him about my desire. His father met him and said: "I saw all night about. John in a dream and I want to ask him to come pray with us ".
That same morning, received an anonymous letter, which begged the cause of. John to my bed.
Sent to Kronstadt old servant. Father John was next, but after learning about my situation, he was replaced, and immediately came to us.
When you log on. John met with the prof. Botkin, who, seeing about. John, with emotion said: "Help us!" This appeal is all very surprised, as prof. Botkin had a reputation for free-thinking man.

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When the news. John, Come to me, put his hand on my head, I immediately felt an extraordinary relief. He then became my husband on his knees before the image and began to pray.
His prayer was so great that it is difficult to convey the impression that it produces. He asked my Lord of healing, not only requested, but even as demanded. And so fervently praying that my spirits rose up and said his prayers to God. All the earth at that time for me did not exist, disappeared ...
After prayers. John came back to me, spoke as he left, he said: "She will not die." This is very impressed my husband, because all the doctors declared me completely hopeless.
After this visit in the course of my illness did not happen a special change, but my soul I am completely reassured.

After a few days decided once again to invite the father of John. He came and sat on my bed and a long, long time warmly and convincingly told that if I stay alive or not, but I need to prepare for new life (here, whether on earth or the Lord - this is in God's hands!) Communion Holy Mysteries. I replied that I was going to fast before Easter, then on. John began even hotter I persuaded that the delay should not, although Easter and close, and that he now will go for the holy Sacrament. Father John went off and was away for about two hours, which seemed to me endless.

When he returned, I was profoundly happy, they confessed to the full memory and took the sacred mysteries with a light feeling in your heart. I thought that all earthly things for me is dead, I'm going to paradise, all filled me with deep sense of calm, peace, consolation and everything that a person can feel like the top of happiness, but it is difficult or even impossible to express the human word.
Then I fell asleep and the first three weeks of my illness, slept the sleep of six hours. When she woke up, I felt perfectly healthy, the thermometer showed 37.1. Professor Botkin, seeing such a remarkable change, silently staring at me. Two tears rolled from his eyes. "Well, that's not we did!" - He said.
A week later I got up and walked unaided.

Since then passed exactly half a century, but experienced very fresh in my memory as the first day, and left all his life a deep impression in my mind.
October 19, 1934 in Paris. "
newspaper "Orthodox Russia» № 1 for 1935 http://theme.orthodoxy.ru/saints/ioann.html#58