Many leaders have fallen victim to this mythic palace intrigue. Grigori Rasputin, the infamous Russian mystic, expertly ingratiated himself with Tsar Nicholas through his extraordinary devotion, ...

And if you ask me how, I do not know. I only feel it, and I’m torn in two. Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness ...

So, if you’re looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems, which attempt to express the wonder and complexities of romantic love. If you make a ...

After two and a half years of war, and having been driven to desperation by the Rasputin scandal and the failings of the tsarist government, these people seized the opportunity presented by popular ...

BETRAYED! Rasputin’s life changes forever when he’s asked to save the prince’s life. But first the mad monk has to let someone else die. His road to infamy begins here. “Rasputin” is an interesting ...