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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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He dazzled the tsar and tsarina with his virile charisma. But, as Antony Beevor shows, he also inspired their demise ...

Rasputin’s pale face, long hair and penetrating eyes gave him an almost hypnotic quality (Public Domain) What emerges is not only the story of one extraordinary individual, but also a deeply felt ...

Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N) has acquired a new biography of Rasputin from author Antony Beevor. Create a free account to unlock 3 articles a month and receive tailored newsletters with the latest from ...

Grigory Rasputin has long occupied a peculiar corner of the historical imagination. In popular culture he appears as a kind of pantomime villain: a hypnotic monk with burning eyes, drunkenly ...