Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Rasputin
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Military, World War I, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Charles River Editors | ISBN: | 9781475318296 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors | Publication: | October 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles River Editors |
| ISBN: | 9781475318296 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors |
| Publication: | October 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
*Discusses the legends of Rasputin's life and death*Includes pictures of Rasputin and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors Russian Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of Russias most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The world has never had its shortage of legends surrounding the lives of supposed mystics, visionaries, and prophets. But few have ever grabbed a hold on pop culture quite like that of Grigori Rasputin, one of the most shadowy and mysterious figures in Russian history. Naturally, what makes Rasputin one of the 20th centurys most colorful and memorable figures is what we do not know. It is unclear how much basis in fact accounts of Rasputins life truly hold, since the sources mostly consist of memoirs, hearsay and embellished legend. Some contemporaries considered him a saintly mystic, psychic, healer and prophet, while others considered him a debauched heretic. The extent to which he beguiled the ruling Romanovs, and how he did so, remain mysterious as well. Its hard to kill a legend, and that has literally been the case with Rasputin, whose death remains the most legendary aspect of his life. Perhaps the best known part of the Rasputin story is that his murderers practically had to kill him 10 times to finish him off, using everything from poison to bullets to drowning. Naturally, exactly how Rasputin actually died remains a source of controvery as well. Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Rasputin explores Rasputins life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction, analyzing the role he played among the Romanovs and discussing the legends of his life and death. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Rasputin like you never have before, in no time at all.
*Discusses the legends of Rasputin's life and death*Includes pictures of Rasputin and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors Russian Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of Russias most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The world has never had its shortage of legends surrounding the lives of supposed mystics, visionaries, and prophets. But few have ever grabbed a hold on pop culture quite like that of Grigori Rasputin, one of the most shadowy and mysterious figures in Russian history. Naturally, what makes Rasputin one of the 20th centurys most colorful and memorable figures is what we do not know. It is unclear how much basis in fact accounts of Rasputins life truly hold, since the sources mostly consist of memoirs, hearsay and embellished legend. Some contemporaries considered him a saintly mystic, psychic, healer and prophet, while others considered him a debauched heretic. The extent to which he beguiled the ruling Romanovs, and how he did so, remain mysterious as well. Its hard to kill a legend, and that has literally been the case with Rasputin, whose death remains the most legendary aspect of his life. Perhaps the best known part of the Rasputin story is that his murderers practically had to kill him 10 times to finish him off, using everything from poison to bullets to drowning. Naturally, exactly how Rasputin actually died remains a source of controvery as well. Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Rasputin explores Rasputins life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction, analyzing the role he played among the Romanovs and discussing the legends of his life and death. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Rasputin like you never have before, in no time at all.
