PHOTO: bust-monument to Nicholas II, installed in front of
the Chapel in Honour of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers

On 10th September 2026, a new bust-monument to Emperor Nicholas II was unveiled and consecrated on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent near the Russian village of Diveyevo, situated in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The monument was installed in front of the Chapel in Honour of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

The rite of consecration was performed by Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas. Praying at the service were the abbess of the convent, Abbess Sergia (Konkova) and the sisters of the convent.

PHOTO: the rite of consecration was performed by
Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas

Before the consecration, the head of the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolia addressed the parishioners:

“The installation of the monument to Tsar-Passion-Bearer Nicholas II serves as another reminder for all of us of the tragic death of the Imperial Family, and of the events that changed the course of the history of our country.

“Emperor Nicholas II played an important role in the glorification of St. Seraphim of Sarov. The Tsar himself visited the Diveyevo monastery, which was one of the greatest events in the history of this monastery. This monument will become not just another “decoration” of the Diveyevo monastery, but a symbol of the connection between the present and the past.”

PHOTO: Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, poses next to the
new monument to the Holy Passion-Bearer Nicholas II on the grounds of the Holy
Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent

The initiator of the installation of the monument to Nicholas II was the “Spas” TV channel, and Pavel Astakhov, a Russian statesman and writer. Thanks to him, similar monuments to Russia’s last Tsar have been installed in the Samara and Penza regions as part of the “Alley of Russian Glory” project.

The installation of the monment in Diveyevo is the 15th monument of Russia’s last Tsar, to be installed in Russia this year. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, between 125 to 150 monuments, busts and memorial plaques have been installed in nearly 50 regions of the Russian Federation.

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© Paul Gilbert. 12 September 2026