Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the Romanov family in the movie – showed up in your nightmares. Or maybe you ...

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The death of the ‘notoriously evil’ monk was reported in the Manchester Guardian on 3 January 1917, while the following day, amidst all the news about the war in Europe, it was noted that Russia could ...

Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

A few saw him as a healer. Many thought him to be dangerous. Almost all agreed he had terrible manners and foul odor. He ate with his hands and had flecks of food in his beard, making Russian ...

Christian has been playing games since he could hold a controller in the late 80s. He's been writing about them for nearly 15 years for both personal and professional outlets. His primary focus is on ...

Rasputin, the giant computer AI, is back in the Destiny 2 limelight with the game’s latest season: Season of the Worthy. The Warmind is an old and complex individual, responsible for some of the most ...

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin died 100 years ago, on Dec. 30, 1916, at the age of 47. His inexplicable rise from nothing to power in the czar's court culminated in one of the oddest death scenes in ...

Rasputin may be the most recognized name in Russian history, says author Douglas Smith, but there would be “no Rasputin without the stories about Rasputin.” In the 832 pages of “Rasputin: Faith, Power ...

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"Rasputin," the 1978 Euro-disco hit by Boney M., has gone viral on TikTok. The song was famously a part of the Just Dance game franchise. Its rise to fame on TikTok began in the fall of 2020, and it ...