sometimes obstinate woman who exerted considerable influence over the tsar. She urged him to maintain the autocracy and impose his will over Russia while supporting and strengthening Nicholas’ own misguided beliefs. She is perhaps best known for her infatuation and devotedness to Grigori Rasputin, the...
[O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia. Born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, Tobolsk ...
Best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, the faith healer who was said to have influenced decisions of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. Francisco "Baby" Matarazzo Pignatari - (1917-1977). Brazilian industrialist and playboy. Frank Sinatra - (1915-...
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两人争论的是俄罗斯最神秘的一个传说——沙皇尼古拉二世(Tsar Nicholas II)家族的黄金储备。据说,其中一大捆金条在100年前的俄罗斯革命中失踪了。 The story is part of the reason why we were on this train, so I couldn’t help but interrupt. “Don't historians agree that all of the gold was foun...
fourth and youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.She was the sole survivor when the Romanovs were gunned down by their Communist captors in a Siberian cellar on the night of July 16/17, 1918.The bodies of the Tsar, his wife Alexandra, son and daughters, doctor and three servants - some...
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