Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Platov. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (right) and Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) (left) during a meeting with atamans of the districts of the East Kazakhstan region "The Great Don Host" in the Patriarchal Ascension All-Cossack Military Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (right) and Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) (left) during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower church of the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral, where the grave of Ataman Platov is located. Priests during worship.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Cossacks of the Great Don Army before the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (center, left) and Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk (Igor Ivanov) (center, right) before the service.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (right) before the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Small consecration of the lower temple and the ceremony of laying flowers on the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (center) before the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and flower-laying ceremony at the tomb of the ataman in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev after the service at the Patriarchal Ascension All-Cossack Military Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (right) and Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) (left) after the service at the Patriarchal Ascension All-Cossack Military Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (center, left) and Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk (Igor Ivanov) (center, right) during a joint photograph after the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (center) and Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) (right) during a joint photograph after the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Cossacks during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Cossacks during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Cossacks and a clergyman during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Cossacks and clergy during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) (center) during a service.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service and ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral. Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev (center) during the ceremony.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) during a service at the Patriarchal Ascension All-Cossack Military Cathedral.

Solemn events dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov. Divine service, a small consecration of the lower church, where the grave of Ataman Platov is located, and the ceremony of presenting nominal bladed weapons (checkers) to the Cossacks of the Great Don Army were held in the Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral.