Archpriest Stefan Shcherbakovsky. Russian-Japanese war. Tyurence battle (1904). Kovalenko D.L.

Father Stefan Shcherbakovsky became the first priest awarded the St. George Cross in the Russo-Japanese War, and you are all the fifth St. George Cavalier among the clergy in the entire history of the military order. The father was different and further. During his service during the years of the Russian-Japanese war, he was awarded the orders of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George of the 4th degree, St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords, St. Anna of the 2nd degree with swords, a golden pectoral cross on the St. George tape. P>

We will tell you about the heroic deed of Stephen's father in our book from the series “Defenders of the Fatherland”.