The Russian leader Alexander Nevsky (1219-1263) was prince of Novgorod and then grand prince of Vladimir. An outstanding military leader and statesman, he earned his surname from a victory over the Swedes at the Neva River. Alexander Nevsky was the son...

THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Seiji Ozawa, music director In a performance of "Alexander Nevsky" in Symphony Hall, last night "Sergei," said Joseph Stalin, patting Eisenstein on the back, "you are a true Bolshevik." The occasion was the premiere of...

PROKOFIEV: Scythian Suite; Alexander Nevsky * Borodina; Kirov Orchestra and Chorus, Gergiev. Transliteration and translation. Philips 289 473 600-2 Gergiev conducting Prokofiev with the Kirov on Philips remains a potent combination. The latest evidence is a new recording of the Alexander Nevsky cantata,...

Bulgarians across the country on Friday staged shows of solidarity with five compatriots sentenced to death in Libya, to mark the eighth anniversary of their arrest.Students marched to the Libyan embassy where they left some 400 red roses with a message in Arabic saying "Dear...

Thousands of people attended a public prayer service led by Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who called for a "just verdict" in the case of six medics sentenced to death in Libya.The outdoor service, which many clergy of the Balkan country's Orthodox Christian church attended, was...