PHOTO: view of the bronze memorial bas-relief of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

On 25th May 2023, a bas-relief plaque depicting Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was installed on the façade of the Drama Theatre, in Istra, situated 40 km northwest of Moscow.

During the First World War, the building served as an infirmary for wounded Russian soldiers, from September 1914 to the end of 1917.

The bronze bas-relief was made by Moscow sculptor Philip Trushin, and financed by the academician and philanthropist Vladimir Yatsuk.

PHOTO: Moscow sculptor Philip Trushin (right) unveils his bas-relief of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

The rite of consecration of the memorial plaque was performed by the clergyman of the Resurrection New Jerusalem Stavropegic Monastery, Father Paisius.

The memorial plaque, depicts Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, dressed in the uniform of a sister of mercy, set against the background of soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army.

During the First World War, Alexandra Feodorovna organized a whole network of infirmaries, which included 85 institutions for wounded soldiers in Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk, Peterhof, Sablin and other places. Many of the infirmaries were built at the Empress’s own expense.

PHOTO: view of the former infirmary for wounded Russian soldiers in Istra

© Paul Gilbert. 12 June 2023