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Resurrection (in Russian: Воскрешение) is a cultural powerhouse of a concept in Russian. Heard at The Feast of Resurrection (Easter) one hears for the entire week (called Bright Week) “Christos Voskrese/Christ is Risen!” Before the Bolshevik Revolution and the cultural Marxist reinterpretation of Russian culture, “Christ is Risen” was used daily in the year as a greeting among the people. The reader will not be surprised to learn that the discovery of the tomb of a Hero Prince from Russian antiquity is being interpreted among many as a symbol of “Russian Cultural, Christocentric at that, “Resurrection.” The prince? Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy, credited with throwing off the Tatar yoke and diminishing the power of the Khan over Russian nobility and sovereignty.
Born in 1350 A.D., Donskoy was first Prince of Moscow, and later acquired the additional title of Grand Prince of Vladimir. In the era of Donskoy’s life and immediate ancestors, the Mongol Horde held dominion over Russian principalities and other territories. When Mongol influence temporarily waned due to Tatar infighting, Donskoy seized the moment in a move worthy of Gen. George Patton: he claimed the first Russian military victory against the Mongols. When Mongol leader, Mamai, retaliated with an attack against Moscow, Prince Dmitry conquered his army at the Battle of the Vozha River.
On June 6, 1988 Donskoy was canonized in the Russian Orthodox Church as “Right-Believing Prince Demetrius Ioannovich Donskoy.” Reports inform that his remains were found August 2026 during restoration work in the Moscow Cathedral of the Archangel. Vladimir Putin even paid his respects at the sarcophagus of the heroic nobleman.
According to an article at xod.moseparh.ru: “All-Moscow Procession of the Cross in Memory of All Moscow Saints” on September 6, 2026, Donskoy’s relics were included in the procession led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Ostensibly, Prince Donskoy embodies national pride, valor and cultural identity.
In Greek, “Resurrection” is “Ανάσταση” from which the name “Anastasia” evolves. The enigmatic young grand duchess, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, is the subject of many new and challenging research about her plausible survival, so long denied by Church, historians, and hitherto “official accounts.” Histria Books published a book about her ostensible “resurrection” in 2024 under the title Grand Duchess Anastasia: Still a Mystery? (histriabooks.com/product/grand-duchess-anastasia) set to be relaunched 2027 as a soft cover tome.
In a genealogical gem found in the treasure of family trees, Prince Donskoy is this writer’s maternal 6th cousin, 20x removed via the Hussey (Barons of) of England. However, readers may be more intrigued by the fact that this Hussey family descent also makes the beloved American singer, Dolly Parton, a relative of his. One was a Russian noble who is considered a hero by his people, the other was not only an American but also an international icon of music, entertainment and philanthropy.
