As I close this mini series of articles on Tsar Alexander I, I want to share with you a piece of music that was named after one of the most significant years of the tsar’s life –  the 1812 Overture. The 1812 Overture was composed in 1880 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the famous composer of … Continue reading The 1812 Overture: A Miracle in Russia, Part 3