tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2021151993775134888..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Rasputin: a short life and an ugly oneHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57767236950508967262018-09-20T16:11:09.973+10:002018-09-20T16:11:09.973+10:00Joe
There were five main men who, pushed to the e...Joe<br /><br />There were five main men who, pushed to the edge of desperation, formed a conspiracy to finally end Rasputin's horrible life:<br /><br />Felix Yusupov, rich, related to the royal family<br />Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, grandson of Alexander II<br />Vladimir Purishkevich, in the Russian Duma<br />Stanislaus de Lazovert, doctor responsible for the poisons<br />Sergei Sukhotin, officer in the Imperial Russian Army<br />Helshttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83646906188230544462014-12-30T12:00:31.896+11:002014-12-30T12:00:31.896+11:00Confessions of a Ci-Devant recommends the book Fou...Confessions of a Ci-Devant recommends the book Four Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses by Helen Rappaport (published by Macmillan in 2014.) Alexandra and Rasputin had important roles in this history.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33019806744264349192014-07-11T12:59:50.724+10:002014-07-11T12:59:50.724+10:00Paul
Thank you for visiting :) Some histories are...Paul<br /><br />Thank you for visiting :) Some histories are difficult to locate because the host nation is too humiliated to release the information. Or because Hollywood films have glamourised one version of that history, at the expense of a proper examination.<br /><br />Frances Welch went a long way to exposing modern readers to good quality historical analysis.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48562448506559939282014-07-10T17:30:17.245+10:002014-07-10T17:30:17.245+10:00hi,
I see what you mean about having done your re...hi,<br /><br />I see what you mean about having done your research, very thorough and a great read! I love history in general and have a keen in interest in Genghis Khan!<br /><br />Nice work,<br /><br />PaulPaulhttp://www.paulblogs.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62694372397609646062014-06-19T10:48:44.115+10:002014-06-19T10:48:44.115+10:00Mandy
I wish it WAS my account :) Rasputin: A Sho...Mandy<br /><br />I wish it WAS my account :) Rasputin: A Short Life by Frances Welch was well worth reading. My only disagreement with the author was in the last paragraph about Rasputin's role in ending Tsarist rule.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27874504838416070602014-06-18T23:47:43.030+10:002014-06-18T23:47:43.030+10:00What a fascinating post! Perhaps my favourite of a...What a fascinating post! Perhaps my favourite of all your posts. I love the story of Rasputin and was glad to read your factual account. The last version I read was a Sherlock Holmes / vampire mashup that painted Rasputin as an evil vampire and the prince as his source of food, cured only of his hemaphilia when he was made a vampire too. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87651823439906842472014-06-16T01:08:15.709+10:002014-06-16T01:08:15.709+10:00Parnassus
what a great story. It seemed that Blan...Parnassus<br /><br />what a great story. It seemed that Blanche really enjoyed living in Tsarist Russia and hobnobbing with the Russian aristocracy. In fact, as you say, she married a Russian prince.<br /><br />I wonder if her view of Rasputin and his presence at court would have been very different from Frances Welch's.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86601943425543118952014-06-16T00:55:21.431+10:002014-06-16T00:55:21.431+10:00Deb,
I have seen very mixed responses to that que...Deb,<br /><br />I have seen very mixed responses to that question. <br /><br />On one hand, the Russian Orthodox Church did not consider Rasputin a real monk and so The Holy Synod felt free to attack his debauchery. On the other hand, the Orthodox Church was very conservative and wanted Rasputin to strengthen the royal family. Only thus would the working classes not be able to bring on the revolution. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16252002960706655742014-06-15T20:45:47.999+10:002014-06-15T20:45:47.999+10:00Hello Hels, In singer Blanche Arral's autobiog...Hello Hels, In singer Blanche Arral's autobiography, she mentions that when she was touring Russia, she met Rasputin and was terrified of him. (I tried to look up what else she said about him, but cannot locate the volume right now.)<br /><br />As a privileged and fĂȘted star, Arral met much of the aristocracy, and even married a nobleman, so she offers an unusual viewpoint of the Russian court at that time.<br />--Jim Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-68499826611470124662014-06-15T19:26:04.970+10:002014-06-15T19:26:04.970+10:00Why did the Russian Orthodox Church not try to shu...Why did the Russian Orthodox Church not try to shut their monk down? Or did they try?Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44005872236313791572014-06-15T13:51:17.181+10:002014-06-15T13:51:17.181+10:00Train Man
you are right... a given history has ma...Train Man<br /><br />you are right... a given history has many different interpretations. But in this case, I believe the bar in Singapore was going for the alcoholic and sexually debauched reputation, not a fun-based reputation.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59729342229945043242014-06-15T01:54:43.058+10:002014-06-15T01:54:43.058+10:00We visited the Rasputin Bar in Singapore for wild ...We visited the Rasputin Bar in Singapore for wild Russian music, dance and drinks. So Rasputin is a name associated with fun, at least for some people.Train Mannoreply@blogger.com