Celebrations in Kyiv on the occasion of the opening of the monument to Alexander II (1911)

Arrival of the imperial train in Kyiv, the honor guard company on the platform.

Emperor Nicholas II interviews the soldiers and officers of the honor guard company.

Representatives of the civil service and merchants lay wreaths at the pedestal of the monument to Alexander II on the day of its opening on August 30, 1911. Nicholas II with his wife, heir and daughters boards a carriage on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the carriage moves off, members of the Imperial family and members of the Retinue board the approaching carriages.

Laying of wreaths at the pedestal of the monument to Alexander II by representatives of the Kyiv merchant class.

Laying of a wreath at the monument by military personnel and officials.

Nicholas II with his family and members of the Retinue during a visit to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

Nicholas II talking to representatives of the Kyiv bureaucracy at the monument, panorama of the Imperial family standing under a stretched awning, a Cossack of the Life Guards standing by the awning, officials in summer dress uniforms passing by.

A ceremonial procession in Kyiv with the participation of representatives of the highest clergy and members of the Imperial family, among the participants of the procession is Stolypin P.A. Troops of the Kyiv garrison and cadets of the Kyiv military school march in a ceremonial march in front of the opening of the monument to Alexander II. Nicholas II and members of his family, accompanied by representatives of the clergy and bureaucracy, go to the cathedral for a ceremonial service, the chief prosecutor of the Holy Synod Sabler V.K. The officers, standing in one line, introduce themselves to Nicholas II, answer the emperor's questions.

The emperor's motorcade passes under the arch erected in his honor.

A cortege of horse-drawn carriages passes by cadets, military academies and soldiers of the Kyiv garrison lined up to greet the emperor.

Stolypin in one of the passing carriages.

Panorama of the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.

The carriage approaches the entrance to the palace, Nicholas II and his daughters get into the carriage.

Representatives of the civil service and officers greet Nicholas II on the square in front of the palace.

Views and panoramas of the square during the ceremonial service on the occasion of the opening of the monument.

The religious procession with banners along the streets of Kyiv on the day of the opening of the monument to Alexander II, the faces of the participants in the religious procession.

View of the square in front of the palace.

A military man and representatives of the Kyiv civil service at the foot of the monument to Alexander II during the performance of a march by a brass band (panorama).

Nicholas II accepts bread and salt from representatives of the Kyiv civil service.

View of the monument to Alexander II during the removal of the covers from the pedestal.

Representatives of the clergy and Nicholas II move away from the monument's pedestal after the service.

Nicholas II talks to one of the officials on the square after the monument's unveiling.

Nicholas II takes part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the foot of the Alexander II monument, thanks the military and officials who laid the wreath.

Wreaths are laid at the monument's pedestal.

The veils are removed from the Alexander II monument, and priests hold a solemn service at the pedestal.

The religious procession on the square in front of the unveiled Alexander II monument.