The anniversary of the abdication of His Majesty the Emperor Nicholas II (March 3/15 1917) will be observed with commemorations and solemnities in Russia and abroad.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia has said that he will observe the important date in prayer and commemoration; the day will be marked by a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy, as established by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church at its March 9th meeting in Moscow. (Read about it here). The date of the abdication is also the feast of the “Reigning” or “Enthroned” Icon of the Mother of God which miraculously appeared in the village of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, on the same day as the Emperor’s abdication.
Russian Legitimist is pleased to present a new research paper on the topic of the abdication which is now on our site here, in our Research section. The paper is a careful Legitimist interpretation the Fundamental Laws which are pertinent to the abdication, and it addresses several issues regarding the act of Abdication and the subsequent Manifesto of deferral, seen within the context of the Fundamental Laws.
To read the article. Click HERE.