The unpopularity of Grigory Rasputin could only end in one way, his murder. Many people around him were suspicious when he received an invitation to the home of Prince Felix Yusupov, who was married to Princess Irina of Russia, Nicholas II’s niece. Rasputin’s daughter even went as far as to hide his boots so that he would [read more]
Tsarevich Alexei had inherited haemophilia from his mother and upon the discovery of his remains in 2007, it was established that he suffered from haemophilia B, which results in a deficiency of factor IX. Alexei had to be careful not to injure himself and two sailors were assigned to him to monitor him. Yet, not [read more]
Grigory Rasputin was born in the west of Siberia in the town of Pokrovskoe. We don’t know the exact date but the name Grigory suggests that he was born on 10 January (old style date), dedicated to St Grigory of Nicea. We don’t even know the exact year, but in 1915 Rasputin himself believed he [read more]
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