Rasputin: A short life by Frances Welch is an eye-opening short biography which draws on previously unpublished material. Grigory Rasputin, the Siberian peasant-turned-mystic, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He played the role of the simple man, eating with his fingers and boasting, 'I don't even know my ABC...' But, as the only person able to relieve the symptoms of haemophilia in the Tsar's heir Alexis, he gained almost hallowed status within the Imperial court. During the last decade of his life, he and his band of 'little ladies' came to symbolise all that was decadent and remote about the royal family.
Publisher:
Marble Arch Press
Edition:
Later, 2014
ISBN:
9781476755502
Binding:
Soft cover
Dimensions
21,3 × 13,9 × 1,3 cm
Condition:
Second hand, front cover and initial pages curled
R60
In Stock:
1
