PHOTO: a woman places a flower at the new bust-monument
of Emperor Nicholas II in Rostov Veliky

On 30th April 2026, a new bust-monument of Emperor Nicholas II was unveiled and consecrated near the Kremlin in the Russian city of Rostov Veliky [Rostov the Great].

The bust is one of four installed on the “Alley of the Russian Emperors”, leading directly to the entrance to the Kremlin in Rostov Veliky. The busts include four Russian Tsars Alexander l, Nicholas l, Alexander ll and Nicholas ll, all of whom visited the Rostov Kremlin during the 19th century and prayed at the relics of St. Dmitry of Rostov in the Spaso-Yakovlev Monastery. 

The “Alley of Russian Emperors” stand on Sovetskaya Square, the historical pre-revolutionary name of which is Rozhdestvenskaya.

PHOTO: a priest the rite of consecration of the monument of Emperor Nicholas II

PHOTO: cadets march past the new bust-monument
of Emperor Nicholas II in Rostov Veliky

The installation of the monuments is a joint project of the Legacy of the Empire Foundation and the Rostov Veliky city administration, who are dedicated to the great educational importance of restoring the link of times

It should be noted that the Legacy of the Empire Foundation has installed about 40 monuments, busts and memorial plaques in cities and towns throughout the Russian Federation. In addition, More than a dozen have been installed in Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

PHOTO: the the new bust-monument of Nicholas II is one of four Russian
emperors of the 19th century, leading to the Kremlin in Rostov Veliky

© Paul Gilbert. 6 May 2026