Tag Archives: Sergei Witte

WHEN MEMORIES WERE CHEAP LIKE BORSCHT

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dave

”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 →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Alberto Rivera, Alex Gridenko, Alexandra Fedorovna, Andrew Cook, Barbara Tuchman, Bishop Sergius, Colin Wilson, Czar Nicholas II, Grigori Rasputin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Nancy R. Fenn, Rasputin, Richard Cullen, Robert D. Warth, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, Sergei Witte, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sir Bernard Pares, Trotsky | Leave a comment

GNOSTIC SHINDIG WITH THE DODGY MONK

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Dave

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 →