The museum displays an address — a written congratulation. It was presented to Vladimir Pavlovich Afanasyev, rector of the Glorious Resurrection Church at the Konstantin Artillery School, for the tenth anniversary of his ministry.
The Konstantin Artillery School (until 1859 — the Paul Cadet Corps) in St. Petersburg was founded in 1809 as a successor to the Noble Regiment established in 1807 to replenish the personnel of the Russian army, which suffered heavy losses during the Napoleonic Wars.
In 1810, a church was consecrated at the building in honor of the Orthodox feast of the Consecration of the Holy Resurrection Church in Jerusalem (it is also called the feast of the Glorious Resurrection). The Corps later became a school. A tradition of commemorating the deceased graduates of this educational institution arose soon after. Memorial plaques with a list of officers who were killed and died of wounds in various wars since 1809 were placed on the walls of the school’s church. This tradition continued until 1917. Thus, the church at the Konstantin Artillery School became a monument to the military valor of the Russian army and its exploits.
In 1896, Vladimir Afanasyev graduated from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and served in the economic administration of the Holy Synod. During the last 14 years of the church’s existence at the Konstantin Artillery School (1904–1918), Afanasyev was its rector.
The congratulatory address includes the following
text:
