| − | '''Alexander Nevsky''' (also transliterated in other ways, such as ''Aleksandr Nevskij'') was a king of Medieval [[Russia]] who lived from May 30, 1220 to November 14, 1263. He defeated Swedish and German invaders and became a legendary figure. | + | '''Alexander Nevsky''' (also transliterated in other ways, such as ''Aleksandr Nevskij'') was a king of Medieval [[Russia]] who lived from May 30, 1220 to November 14, 1263. He defeated [[Swedish]] and [[German]] invaders and became a legendary figure. |
| − | Alexander Nevsky was the subject of a 1938 movie by the great Russian director, Sergei Eisenstein. Film historians consider it a classic. The film score was written by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], the composer of ''Peter and the Wolf,'' who reworked it into a cantata for chorus and orchestra. The cantata is exciting, powerful, emotional music, particularly the ''Battle on the Ice'' section. | + | Alexander Nevsky was the subject of a 1938 movie by the great Russian director, Sergei Eisenstein. Film historians consider it a classic. The film score was written by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], the composer of ''Peter and the Wolf,'' who reworked it into a cantata for chorus and orchestra. The cantata is exciting, powerful, emotional [[music]], particularly the ''Battle on the Ice'' section. |