The (orden Alexandra Nevskogo) an order of merit of the Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious service.
Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, in the belief that this was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes.