'GLORIOUS EPIC HERO'

摘要

The grand duke as a personality full of merits and imperfections was very expressively characterized by Georgy Shavelsky, his contemporary, religious writer, author of memoirs and archpriest (chaplain-general) of the military and marine clergy. He recalled: "For the years of the last reign in Russia there was no person whose name was so glorified and who enjoyed more repute and popularity in the whole country and especially in the lower sections of the population than this grand duke. His popularity was legendary...