Was he a demonic master manipulator who seduced half the Russian aristocracy or a misunderstood mystic? Guy Walters picks up ...
In Antony Beevor’s new biography, the ‘mad monk’ emerges as a pungent, foolish quack who helped to speed Tsarist Russia to its grave ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the ...
In 1995, in a scene worthy of the opening of a thriller, Sotheby's put on sale a thick file of documents compiled in Russia in March 1917. The file, part of an investigation by the revolutionary ...
Photoshot / Vostok-Photo Tsar Nicholas II's spiritual advisor and close friend Rasputin continues to intrigue historians and ordinary readers alike. Douglas Smith has completed a new biography on this ...
Douglas Smith, the author of a substantial, meticulously researched and fluently written new life of Rasputin, calls it “possibly the most recognised name in Russian history”. Everyone knows the story ...
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) has acquired a new biography of Rasputin from author Antony Beevor. W&N publishing director Ed Lake acquired UK & Commonwealth (excluding Canada) rights to Rasputin and the ...
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