The Resume

(May 30, 1220-November 14, 1263)
Grand Prince of Novgorod and Kiev
Subject of the movie 'Aleksandr Nevskiy' by Sergei Eisenstein (1938)

Why he might be annoying:

His grandfather was named Vsevolod the Big Nest.
His name is spelled a lot of different ways; sometimes it's Aleksandr Nevski.
He didn't get along with Russia's boyars.
He was kicked out of Novgorod.
He let his country remain a vassal of the Mongols.

Why he might not be annoying:

He and his foot soldiers defeated an army of German and Swedish invaders in 1240 and 1242.
His name, ‘Nevsky,' means ‘of the Neva,' a reference to the Neva River, where he won his first military victory.
He probably appeased the Mongols to keep them from invading Russia.
He signed a peace treaty with Norway.
He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.
Sergei Eisenstein directed a film about him.
He is a symbol of Russian patriotism.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I Was Voted the Greatest Person From My Country (Ranked: 16)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Medieval Times
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 17001-17250 (Ranked: 17172)
• Russian Royalty
• Saints
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 152 Votes: 42.76% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 562 Votes: 42.53% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 102 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 45.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 84 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 79 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 243 Votes: 65.84% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 151 Votes: 76.82% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 114 Votes: 59.65% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 168 Votes: 60.12% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 486 Votes: 66.87% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 599 Votes: 45.74% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 53.23% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 107 Votes: 49.53% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 58.21% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 414 Votes: 44.69% Annoying