On 15th July 2023 a bust of Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich was installed and consecrated in the Tsarsky Center, located in the Patriarchal Compound, across from the Church on the Blood in Ekaterinburg.

The bust was installed on a pedestal at the top of the main staircase in the Patriarchal Compound. It is one of numerous events being held in the Ural city this week, marking the 105th anniversary of the death and martyrdom of the Imperial Family on 17th July.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by Metropolitan Evgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye and Chairman of the Elisabeth-Sergius Educational Society Foundation (ESPO) Anna Vitalievna Gromova.

For many years, this spot was occupied by a bust of Emperor Nicholas II, which has now been moved to the the Museum of the Holy Royal Family, located on the second floor of the Patriarchal Compound.

© Paul Gilbert. 15 July 2023