(the Foreword to the publication of the brochure of archbishop Nestora " the Chapel - a monument of memory of Crowned Martyrs in Harbin ")
The words born in the name of our foreword, archbishop (subsequently metropolitan) Nestor (Anisimov) has named constructed in Harbin in 1936 under his initiative and under his management the Chapel-monument to Crowned Martyrs Russian and ubiennomu to king of Yugoslavia Alexander I Karageorgievichu. At that time she was first and unique such construction in the world. The chapel operated is high-grade, according to memorial and its divine service applicability, all about ten years. With the statement of communistic authority in China some images and inscriptions in the Chapel should be removed, and with mass travel of Russian emigrants from China in the middle of 1950th years she began to fall into decay gradually and during the period of "cultural revolution" has been destroyed. Now on its place there is a seven-story apartment house.
By that be more valuable found in bowels of the Khabarovsk Regional State archive the brochure in which the builder of the Chapel gives the detailed description of its appearance and internal furniture, tells history of its erection and consecration and, the main thing, states the spiritual promptings laying in a basis of this unique building plan. Now it is clearly visible, that the prayful moods, owning Vladika Nestorom and his adherents in the middle of 1930th years, gave the first push complex, long and sometimes to a twisting way which today has solemnly come to the end with glorification of Crowned Martyrs Russian in the Face Sacred. Thus, Harbin, harbintsy and all people mentioned in the brochure of Vladika Nestor as his employees in business of a construction of the Chapel, could count with good reason today themselves involved in taken place canonization.
The brochure of archbishop Nestora will consist of the basic part, the brief financial report and two lists of the persons assisting construction. She was issued on May, 16, 1936, before day of solemn consecration of the Chapel-monument. Issued in the limited circulation in 350 copies, this brochure at once after publication became a rare xbook.
Preparing for her to reprinting, we put before ourselves the following purposes: to bring the text into accord with norms of modern spelling; to correct obvious typing errors and typographical flaws; to give in the foreword and notes to the text, whenever possible, brief curriculum vitae about the persons mentioned in the brochure without what the text can appear unconvincing for the modern reader. Thus the conciliatory proposal has been found - to give the brief biographic data only on the basic persons appearing in the text and the list of honorary members of building committee, and data on the persons resulted in the second list - to place is generalized in the foreword. Otherwise the volume of the edition would exceed all reasonable limits.
The photoillustrations picked up by us in the original of the brochure absent are not represented excessive. On publishing reasons interlinear notes of the author are transferred in the basic text, made in square brackets and given by italics.
That the initiator of construction of a chapel-monument became archbishop Nestor, it is impossible to consider casual. In 1910 - 1911 the future the Vladika, being still young ieromonahom, bearing heavy burden of missionary service on Kamchatka, came with the report to Petersburg twice. During these visitings capital it received audiences at Sovereign of Emperor and Gosudaryni Empress where in detail stated needs of the Kamchatka edge, asked the help in removal of obstacles to the further expansion there missionary activity, and also in creation of the Kamchatka Brotherhood conceived by him.
On September, 14, 1910, with deciding assistance of St.. Sovereign of Emperor Nikolay Aleksandrovicha and A widow Empress Maria Fedorovny, in Vladivostok there was Openly charitable Kamchatka Brotherhood, and soon his branches in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and other cities of Russian empire. In prerevolutionary years on means, pozhertvovannye to the Brotherhood, on Kamchatka tens churches, chasoven, schools, shelters, hospitals, leprozoriev and ambulance stations have been constructed. Effective material aid to the Brotherhood was rendered by imperial family. Have been presented church, utensils, money resources, privileges on transportation of cargoes are given. Touching care showed Svv. Empress Alexander Feodorovna and its daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastas, connected the hands some woolen dresses for adults and children of Kamchatka. On the highest command by the official Patron of the Brotherhood since 1911 there was St.. Cesarevitch Alexey Nikolaevich. This imperial favour Vladika Nestor remembered all life and tried to pay back with goods for kindness.
Effective material aid to the Brotherhood was rendered by imperial family. Have been presented church, utensils, money resources, privileges on transportation of cargoes are given. Touching care showed Svv. Empress Alexander Feodorovna and its daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastas, connected the hands some woolen dresses for adults and children of Kamchatka. On the highest command by the official Patron of the Brotherhood since 1911 there was St.. Cesarevitch Alexey Nikolaevich. This imperial favour Vladika Nestor remembered all life and tried to pay back with goods for kindness.
After revolutions Vladika Nestor was among those several Hierarches of Church who could not reconcile to violent renunciation, arrest and the reference of Sovereign and members of His family. At the end of 1917 - the beginning of 1918 bishop Nestor became the ideological inspirer and the organizer of unique unfeigned attempt of rescue of Imperial family. On this account, last years convincing documentary acknowledgement have appeared. Attempt appeared unsuccessful as in a complex circuit of this well conceived operation the provoker has crept. Itself the Vladika in the memoirs on it never wrote, and in private conversations it was limited laconic: " Was - has failed ".
In the beginning of September, 1918 on blessing St.. Patriarch Tihona Vladika Nestor has left Moscow where it participated in sessions Pomestnogo of a cathedral. Only in five months, through Kiev and Odessa, it with the big work managed to reach to Crimea. There there were survived hard times and miracle the survived some members of the Imperial surname and people close to them: A widow Empress Maria Feodorovna and its daughters Xenia Aleksandrovna with husband Alexander Mihajlovichem and six children (Andrey, Nikita, Rostislavom, Feodor, Dmitry, Vasily) and Olga Aleksandrovna with the husband colonel N.A.Kulikovskim and small son Tihonom. Prince Peter Nikolaevich with suprugoj Militsej Nikolaevnoj both children the Novel and Marina was there and Grand duke Nikolay Nikolaevich with suprugoj Anastasiej Nikolaevnoj, and also. About three months bishop Nestor was the confessor of A widow Empress, Grand duke and their relatives. Together with them on English cruiser "Malboro" it was possible to it, literally some hours prior to employment of Crimea red, to sail to Constantinople.
Did not leave Vladika Nestor of the spiritual care of Family of Romanovs and during the subsequent period. In 30th years, during trips from Harbin to Europe, Vladika Nestor met many representatives poverzhennogo Romanov's experiencing those years considerable everyday difficulties Houses. The Vladika Great Princess Xenia Aleksandrovna (the sister of Sovereign of the Martyr) and its son Prince Nikita Aleksandrovich, Grand duke Cyril Vladimirovich, Great Princess Maria Pavlovna and others intimately accepted.
In pre-revolutionary years actively helped the Kamchatka Brotherhood St. Prepodobnomuchenitsa Great Princess Elisaveta Feodorovna (sister Gosudaryni Aleksandry Feodorovny, the widow of Grand duke Sergey Aleksandrovicha killed by revolutionaries). As a sign on high trust it is necessary to consider its decision to invite taking place travel to Moscow the young Kamchatka missionary about. Nestora for participation in consecration of one of temples of the Marfo-Mariinsky Monastery supervised by her. This event is embodied on the several kept pictures.
On the night of February, 18, 1918 bishop Nestor has been arrested by bolsheviks for a spelling of the exposing brochure " Execution of the Moscow Kremlin ". Not hiding alarm, Elisaveta Feodorovna constantly was interested in destiny of the arrested person of the Vladika. On March, 12/25, 1918 at its presence at Pokrovsk a cathedral of the Marfo-Mariinsky Monastery was otsluzhen moleben " about clearing from uz " bishop Nestora.
For all tragical destiny Prepodobnomuchenitsy Elisavety Feodorovny and others Alapaevskih the Martyrs brutally killed on July, 5 (18), 1918 is known. By summer of 1919 of a body of martyrs have been transported in Chita Bogoroditsky a female monastery.
The certificate (Nun Sergija (Klimenko) is published. Past develops a roll ? // the Blessing. 1998. With. 109-110.), Which believing people consider as wonderful display of the Foresight Divine. In the autumn of 1919 or right at the beginning of 1920 Vladika Nestor was in Chita where has made a liturgy in cathedral Bogoroditskogo of a monastery. Data that in this temple under spudom, pogrebeny bodies Alapaevskih of Martyrs, kept in deep secret. Even to Vladika Nestoru about it at once did not inform. During fulfilment of the Small input, as well as it is necessary on CHinoposledovaniju to the Divine Liturgy, all svjashchenYOnosluzhiteli have left an altar on the middle of a temple with the Gospel, candles, dikiriem, trikiriem, ripidami. Bishop Nestor stood in the middle a temple on prigoYOtovlennom for him an eminence. At this time the Vladika has seen, how from left pridela, alive, leaves ElisaYOveta Feodorovna, prays pred an altar and approaches to it. It blesss her. All peregljaYOdyvajutsja. Whom does it bless? An empty place? Anybody sees nothing. " The Vladika, the Small input! " But Vladika Nestor hears nobody. Joyful, sijaYOjushchy, it enters into an altar. In the end impoverish speaks the prior: " That you hide? Elisaveta FeodoYOrovna it is alive! All a lie! " Then the prior zaplaYOkal: " What there it is alive! She lays under spudom. There eight coffins ". But the Vladika does not trust: " I saw its alive... ". This wonderful phenomenon has deeply struck the Vladika. Till 1945 it on the Cathedral area of Harbin, privseljudno, and after - secretly made annually on July, 17 requiem on ubiennoj in Ekterinburge to Imperial Family and Alapaevskim to Martyrs. In 1948 this circumstance, as well as the fact construction of the Chapel-monument, have served, among other, the basis for charge of Vladika Nestor in anti-soviet activity and his conclusion in Stalin camp.
The Yugoslavian king Alexander is not known almost to the Russian reader. The name his long years, even in the Yugoslavia, was ignored, and value of his noble activity was deliberately diminished.
His Royal Majesty Alexander I Karageorgievich the Godson of Emperor Alexander of III Peacemaker, the named son of Tsar of Martyr Nikolay II was born on December, 16, 1888. It was the pupil Petersburg Pazheskogo cases as Russian spoke Russian and loved Russia. During the Balkan emancipating wars odered about army of Serbs, and in the First world war was the Commander-in-chief of the Serbian army. Since 1921 - king of Kingdom of Serbs, horvatov and Slovenes (since 1929 Kingdom Yugoslavia), nicknamed for wise internal policy "Obedinitelem".
In emigration king Alexander has apprehended October revolution and an outcome of many worthy people of Russia as personal tragedy. Thanking his efforts of tens thousand Russian refugees have received not only a shelter in kingdom, but also have been equal in the rights to the Yugoslavian citizens. Russian officers were accepted in army, cossacks, - in boundary to the guard, engineers were invited for work in the industry and construction. Tens Russian schools and a military school have been created. Many natives of Russia have ended the Belgrad university among which teachers also there were our compatriots. Days of Russian culture were annually carried out, passed exhibitions of Russian artists, congresses of writers, Russian newspapers were issued. In Sremskih Karlovtsah the Foreign Synod of Russian Orthodox church becoming for many years the Spiritual Center of all Russian emigration has found refuge. In this noble activity king was helped actively by prime minister Nikola Pashich and Serbian Patriarches Dimitry and his successor Varnava.
In 1934 king Alexander has gone to France for the conclusion of the contract about the union. On October, 9, 1934 together with Minister for Foreign Affairs of France to L.Bart it has been killed in Marseilles by agents of the Croatian nationalist organization (ustashami).
Murder of king Alexander has deeply shaken the Russian emigration. Many found obvious parallels between tragical destinies of king Alexander and his named father - Emperor All-Russia Nikolay II. Then at Vladika Nestor the idea on necessity of joint reverence of Crowned martyrs and constructions of the Chapel-monument in Harbin was born.
This idea was supported by N.K.Roerich also deeply esteeming Emperor Nikolay II and King Alexander. It became the author of the first project of a chapel. The project, however, has not been carried out and not kept. We shall give the brief explanatory of the reasons of it.
N.K.Roerich has arrived to Harbin at the end of May, 1934 and has been enthusiastically accepted by all layers harbinskogo societies. Hierarches have got under charm of person Nikolay Konstantinovicha and harbinskie. A number of undertakings with N.K.Roerich's participation to which, however, could not come true has been planned.
In the middle of November, 1934 massed attack to Roerich harbinskih newspapers " HarYObinskoe began Time ", " Revival of Asia " and " our Way ". In his address heavy charges in the activity contradicting to the doctrine of Orthodox Church were put forward. Newspaper campaign proceeded (with breaks) up to the middle of 1935, and its echoes were felt even at the end of 1938
We shall not judge reliability of these charges about which till now there are polar points of view and there are heated arguments. Anyhow, but from the end of 1934 - the beginnings of 1935 the majority harbintsev has started back from Roerich, including bishops. About construction of a chapel under N.K.Roerich's project could not be and speeches. Development of the project has been charged harbinskomu to eparchial architect M.M.Oskolkovu.
Construction of the Chapel-monument was carried out by rather high rates. In total a little bit months appeared sufficient to stir up the Russian emigration in all countries of dispersion and to generate Building Committee. Soul of all enterprise archbishop Nestor was. Thanking his authority, energy and persistence honorary members of Building Committee oustanding figures of emigration have agreed to become, patrons of art and many zhertvovateli, living in Manchuria, China, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, Japan and the USA have responded.
As follows from the financial report resulted in the brochure, on construction of a chapel was rather small sum - hardly more than six thousand gobi is collected and spent. From the table it is visible, that money resources have been spent mainly for building materials, the equipment and payment of hired workers. The basic works on designing, and also internal and external registration of a chapel were carried out gratuitously.
However the merit of Vladika Nestor in construction of the Chapel-monument was not only and not so much that necessary means have been collected. It managed to unit in a uniform impulse of very different people representing the most various layers pogrjazshej in conflicts of Russian emigration. Around of noble idea people which in a daily life were not only friends, adherents or allies have gathered, but also were sometimes contenders, opponents and even enemies.
The basic zhertvovateljami were thousand the anonymous simple people which have brought in the labour copeck on good business during time tarelochnyh of gathering in tserkvah and at special assemblies.
Amaze the lists resulted in the brochure honourable and rank-and-file members of Building Committee, and also all those who rendered the valuable help to business of construction of the Monument-chapel. Among them reigning persons, politicians, military, representatives of the maximum aristocracy, nobility, cossacks, merchant class, narrow-mindedness and peasantry. At the same time, absence in lists of representatives of not repented left and liberal parts of emigration is rather indicative.
It is various both national structure zhertvovatelej and philanthropists. Among them velikorossy, Byelorussians, ukraintsy, Armenians, Georgians, Germans, Swisses, Poles, Serbs, chehi, Jews, Greeks, tatary, Chinese, korejtsy and Japanese.
Active support to undertaking rendered leaders of Russian emigration on the Far East Nikolay Lvovich Gondatti, ataman Grigory Mihajlovich Semenov, generals Alexey Proklovich Baksheev and Veniamin Veniaminovich Rychkov.
Politicians and diplomats are submitted in the list by names: doctors of Karelian Petrovicha Kramarzha - " father of Russian emigration ", being in 1918 - 1919 the head of the government of Czechoslovakia; Korekiyo Takahasi - Minister of Finance of Japan, the ex-prime minister of " the Country of the Rising sun "; Vasily Nikolaevicha Shtrandmana - the benefactor of emigration, the former Russian envoy in Yugoslavia; Alexey Aleksandrovicha Tatarinov - the French consul in Tsingtao, the former military attache of Russia in Peking.
The list contains names of high hierarches, clergymen and the laymen belonging to different branches of Russian Orthodoxy, (in XX century, alas, split on Divine popushcheniju), and also the Serbian Orthodox Church much.
The Foreign Synod in person Pervoierarha of metropolitan Antonija (Hrapovitskogo) and his successor of metropolitan Anastas (Gribanovskogo), Members of the Synod of Vladikas Germogena (Maksimova), Feofana (Gavrilova), Tihona (Ljashchenko), Vitaly (Maksimenko), and also all bishops who are taking place in China and Manchuria - Meletija (Zaborovskogo), Nestora (Anisimov), Victor (Svjatina), John (Maksimovicha), Dimitrija (Voznesenskogo) and JUvenalija (Kilina) is most full submitted.
The American Orthodox Church is submitted on behalf of its Chapter of metropolitan Feofila (Pashkovsky) and even the Moscow Patriarchy - in the person of metropolitan recognizing its jurisdiction Japanese Sergija (Tikhomirov).
Many persons included in a close environment of metropolitan Antonija promoted construction of a chapel. Among them mitropolichy kelejnik archimandrite Feodosy (Miller), the most influential of columns Jury Pavlovich Grabbe (later protopresviter, and since 1979 bishop with a name Grigory) and Nikolay Pavlovich Rklitsky (later archbishop Nikon), first prior Sv.-Troitskogo of a cathedral in Belgrade archpriest about. Peter Belovidov, known orthodox writer Vladislav Albinovich Maevsky and others.
Presence in the list of a name of the student of the Belgrad University of Vladimir Mihajlovicha Rodzjanko also close to an environment of metropolitan Antonija is especially remarkable. He/she is the grandson of last chairman of the State Duma, in 1917 a lot of "promoted" acceptance by Sovereign of the decision on renunciation of a throne, and then sincerely regretting about it. Vladika Nestor personally knew and blessed good undertakings Vladimir Mihajlovicha on preservation of unity of Church and was even the godfather of his son. ZHivja in England and having accepted svjashchennichesky a dignity, V.M.Rodzjanko has received the broadest popularity as the long-term leader of religious transfers on waves of Russian edition of radio station " Ae-Ae-Ne ". Has accepted monashestvo with a name Vasily later. Has died in a dignity of bishop.
Were part of Honorary members of Building Committee and oustanding representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church: the patron, the defender and the benefactor of Russian emigration the Most holy Patriarch Varnava (Rosich) and it " the right hand " metropolitan Joseph (TSvijovich), and also confessors metropolitan Dosifej (Vasich) and bishop Nikolay (Velimirovich) ranked recently to the Face Sacred.
, from the point of view of their high scientific and moral authority, participation in business of construction of the Chapel-monument of intelligency was important. They are professors harbinskih higher educational institutions G.K.Gins, K.I.Zajtsev, N.I.Nikiforov, N.E.Esperov and outstanding school teachers: Vladimir Mihajlovich Anastasev, director Harbinskoj of a female grammar school of M.A.Oksakovskoj, the inspector of Department of national education; Vasily Savelevich Frolov, director harbinskoj grammar schools him. F.M.Dostoevsky, and after a grammar school in Dajrene. The physicians most dear in Harbin - Nikolay Pavlovich Golubev, Samuil Isaakovich Tarnovsky, Vsevolod Vladimirovich Kozhevnikov, K.S.Ogloblina, N have not stood aside. O. and P.F.Orlovy, V.K.Stepanek, A.I.Sungurov, etc.
Helped also known harbinskie blagotvoritelnitsy - princess L. V.Golitsina and namestnitsa to the Virgin-Vladimir monastery igumenija Rufina (Kokorev).
During construction of the Chapel-monument the financial contribution to a common cause of the most solvent representatives of business circles of Harbin and Russian colony to China was essential.
First of all it is outstanding industrialists, businessmen, managers and bankers: Dmitry Matveevich Vorontsov with suprugoj Ekaterina Petrovnoj and brother Michael (by the way, the nearest neighbours of Vladika Nestor on street. Batalonnoj in Modjagou); Ivan Vasilevich Kulaev, a known Russian merchant, the patron of art and the founder well-known in the emigration, until now working, charitable "fund Kulaeva" which has left at the end of 20th years in the USA, however and therefrom continuing to support harbinsky " the House of Mercy "; the largest businessman Simeon Fedorovich Ganin; building contractors, owners harbinskih fuel warehouses Paul Stepanovich and Florae Stepanovich Markizovy; owners of transport firm Brinery: Leonid Julevich with suprugoj Elena Mihajlovnoj and Boris Julevich with suprugoj Ekaterina Ivanovnoj (ur. Kornakovoj), former actress MHATa; Simeon Leontevich and Solomon Leontevich Skidelskie, successors of capitals and the enterprises of the largest businessman of the Far East of Russia and Manchuria Leontija Solomonovicha Skidelskogo (Hajma-Lejby SHimanovicha); the owner of a wood warehouse Peter Gavrilovich Derzhavin; large house owners Ivlian Levanovich Haindrov and Evgenie Zenonovich Komar; former chairman of Board of Voluntary fleet K.V.Kompanion; director of a plywood factory of firm " Eeaaae " Michael Aleksandrovich Gintse and others.
Among zhertvovatelej representatives of the trading capital: chaetorgovtsy and the largest philanthropists Ilya Fedorovich and Iraida Petrovna CHistjakovy, Elizabeth Nikolaevna Litvinova, the widow of a known merchant and patron of art Simeon Vasilevicha Litvinova; Ivan Tshomelidze (shop " Ooiiaeeaca-Ieeioaaca " at a corner of streets Chinese and Samannoj, trading in smoked products and confectionery products); Michael Ivanovich Shituhin (shop " Commodity circulation " on street. A roadway, trading in valenoks, kozhankami and sheepskin coats); N.G.Ipsilanti (shop of east sweets - halvah, buza, baklava); To. ?. and A.K.Lejtlovy (grocery shops on Quay and in Modjagou - tremendous taste well-known cooked "lejtlovskoj" sausages till now have not forgotten many former harbintsy); the owner of drugstores Feodor Nikolaevich Zimin; the president of Trading firm " I.J.Churin and To " N.A.Kasyanov and others.
There were also collective donations, for example, from employees of firm " Lyons ", policemen of station Khan - chin-tun, security guards of concession " Eiiai " of an item "Apple-tree", etc.
It is necessary to mention names of the nearest employees of Vladika Nestora on " the House of Mercy ", taken up the basic cargo of gratuitous technical work on fund raising, construction and an ornament of the Chapel - prior Sv.-Skorbjashchenskoj of church of archpriest about. John Trostjanskogo, hegumen Nikolay (Gibbsa), the former tutor of Cesarevitch Alexey Nikolaevicha, and also the hegumen about. Nafanaila (kn. Lvov), ieromonaha about. Mefodija (Savelova-Iogelja), protodiakona about. Peter Zadorozhnogo, remarkable ikonopisitsu inokinju Olympiad (Bolotov), Sergey Grigorevicha Zhalnina, Cyril Aleksandrovicha Karaulova.
Differently there will be a further destiny of these people. Some of them soon " nepostydno and peacefully " leave this world. The rest, with the beginning of the Second world war, it is necessary to go through division on "oborontsev" and "porazhentsev". The part will pass severe test by hitlerite or Stalin camps. The some people there also will be lost. The part will be executed for real or imaginary sins before struggling powers. One will be defamed in opinion of the future generations, others - are glorified in the Face Sacred.
In 1936 the brochure of Vladika Nestor appeared in Yugoslavia and has been read at a court yard of the following monarch who has entered on the Yugoslavian throne. As a token of gratitude for memory of his father Alexander Korol Peter II Karageorgievich has welcome to archbishop Nestoru the maximum civil award of Yugoslavia an award St. Savvy I degrees, and to the author of the project of the Chapel-monument M.M.Oskolkovu and the head of construction K.A.Karaulovu an award St. Savvy II degrees. To owners of first two degrees of this award the hereditary Yugoslavian nobility complained.
So, the brochure of archbishop Nestora again expects the readers. At gathering materials for its reprinting we widely used publications of our fellow countrymen - harbintsev and materials of a network the Internet which one transfer would borrow too much place. In this work we leaned also to the aid many former fellow countrymen and people vividly were interested in history of Russian emigration in Manchuria
Deep gratitude for the help in gathering materials vospitannitse " Houses of Mercy " known ikonopisitse, participating in a list of the Chapel-monument, Natalia Sergeevne Jakimovoj (Tula), former ipodiakonu Vladikas Nestora in 1944 - 48, oustanding Russian genetics, to the academician of Russian Academy of Medical Science, d.. n., prof., to Vladimir Ilichu Ivanov, for valuable data and remarks (Moscow), to Vladimir Vladimirovichu Shkurkinu given to us materials from unique Far East archive of grandfather P.V.Shkurkina (of San Pablo, California, the USA), to the prior Piously - Troitskogo a temple of Russian orthodox church of the Moscow Patriarchy to the priest about. To Igor Filjanovskomu who has presented us the remarkable book " Keep the world and create love ". (Sketches from history of orthodox missionary work XIX - nach. XX centuries) (Melbourne, Australia), to Leonid Pavlovichu Markizovu who has sent to us new book " Before and after 1945. Eyes of the eyewitness " (. Syktyvkar), Tatyana Vasilevne Pishchikovoj (Kaluga), Galina Ignatevne Kuchinoj (Suhovoj) and its daughter Marina Tolmachevoj (Melbourne, Australia), Tatyana Vitalevne Zhilevich who has sent the unique book " In memory about deceased in the ground manchurian and harbintsah " (Melbourne, Australia), strannitse to Zoe Kamchatskoj (Zoe Dmitrievna Astakhov), and also Evgenii Karlovne Korostelevoj (Krupka) (Lvov).
Huge gratitude former harbinke to Olga Anikeenko (Melbourne, Australia), sent a x-copy of an anniversary album " the House of Mercy ", a part of photos from which are placed in the present edition. Its mum Kalerija Semenovna Balashova (Dikareva) nowadays living to Sydney, and aunt Kapitolina Semenovna Venglinskaja (Dikareva) (1919-1999), were vospitannitsami " Houses of Mercy " - schoolgirls of the mother of Olympiad (Bolotovoj). Authors are very grateful Vick Statsenko, I. and K.Suvorovym (Sydney) and Ole Sumarokovoj (Vladivostok), rendered the big help in search of photos. The photo of the Iconostasis is in archive N. And K.Suvorovyh.
We thank edition of magazine " Russian Atlantida " for constant attention and the help in work, and, first of all, Hope Glebovnu and Gleb Borisovicha Razzhigaevyh.
The separate mention and gratitude are deserved by the known expert in the field of architecture of Manchuria, the candidate of architecture, senior lecturer Svetlana Sergeevna Levoshko (Khabarovsk), razyskavshaja in funds of the Khabarovsk Regional State archive the published brochure of Vladika Nestor.
A.K.Karaulov, V.V.Korostelev, Kiev
Fig. P1 Archbishop Nestor in front of the Crowned Martyrs Memorial Chapel
Fig. P2 Archbishop Nestor visiting the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Prince Nikita Alexandrovich (Great Britain, Windsor, 1938)
Fig. P3 At the site of the demolished Chapel-monument built a seven-story apartment building (pictured right) (Photo by N. Zaika)
Fig. P4 The iconostasis of the Crowned Martyrs Chapel-Monument