leaving moscow in october 1812, the french blew up the nikolskaya tower. the shock wave blew out windows and doors in nearby houses. from the nearby arsenal building remains in ruins. the floor of the tower also collapsed, but the gate icon of st. nicholas the wonderworker remained unharmed. the lord, through saint nicholas, showed his participation in the life of the russian people of our fatherland precisely in such, well, difficult moments. difficult, when some tests were coming, when it could look either as a warning or as a strengthening, that is , such support, and spiritual support for the people. the news of the miraculous salvation of the image on the nikolskaya tower reached alexander i, and he personally came to the scene of events. shocked by what he saw, the emperor wrote down: not only the image itself, but also the very glass covering it, the lantern with the candle, remained unharmed. who is the great god like our god? the words of alexander i, who later defeated napoleon at the head of the russian army and reached paris, were engraved on a

leaving moscow in october 1812, the french blew up the nikolskaya tower. the shock wave blew out windows and doors in nearby houses. the nearby arsenal building remains in ruins. half the tower collapsed, but the gate icon of st. nicholas the wonderworker remained unharmed. the lord, through saint nicholas, his participation in the life of the russian people and our fatherland, showed precisely in such, well, difficult moments, difficult, when some tests were coming, when it could look either as a warning, or as a strengthening, that is, such and spiritual support for the people. the news of the miraculous rescue of the image on the nikolskaya tower reached alexander i, and he personally came to the scene of the events. shocked by what he saw. officially instilled atheism led to several generations of ancestors who completely forgot about the faith. place of icons portraits of leaders took over the houses, religious holidays and fasts replaced secular feasts, young people flaunted their disbelief, and at the instigation of the authorities it became fashion