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WHEN MEMORIES WERE CHEAP LIKE BORSCHT

”Let them eat caviar” supposedly said by Czar Nicholas II upon learning that the peasants were starving. Although there is no record of these words ever having been uttered, it is plausible that he could say them…. Many nefarious claims … Continue reading

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INTRIGUE AT THE STARETS ACADEMY

According to popular myth Rasputin was a mysterious somewhat dubious man, infamous for drunken debauchery, when he took advantage of the Tsarina’s gullibility and exploited her vulnerability over her son’s ill health. The young Tsarevich was a haemophiliac and during … Continue reading

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GNOSTIC SHINDIG WITH THE DODGY MONK

Grigori Yefimovitch Rasputin is one of the most mysterious, notorious and disputed figures in modern history. Who was this man who seemingly had strange powers and a mysterious influence over others; with eyes that many claimed changed colors when they … Continue reading

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