The Archive · 1937

Memorial Day

October 18th was the "Angel's Day" of the late Tsarevitch Grand Duke Alexis heir to the Russian throne, who, if he had not been murdered together with the Imperial Family in July 1918 at Ekaterinbourg, would now be 32 years old. On that day a requiem service was held in all Russian churches, was in the Cathedral conduct Bishop John, The, Angel's. Day Tsarevitch Alexis is also the military holiday of the Cossacks of the Don and Terek; and the son of Emperor Nicholas LI was the Chief Ataman of all the Cossack armies of Imperial Russia.

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