Grigori Rasputin; vilified and contempt No other figure in recent Russian history has received the amount of vilification and contempt heaped upon than Grigori Rasputin. He was a self-styled monk, who received practically little education in the intricacies of the Russian Orthodox faith. Grigori came from the rural areas of Russia and achieved great recognition …
The early life of Grigori Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Novykh was also known as Grigori Rasputin, which was then reduced to only “Rasputin”, which was Russian for, “The Debauched One”. He was born in the late 1800’s. Historians believe that his birth was somewhere between 1864 and 1872. He was born in Siberia. Building his reputation …
Early life of Nostradamus 1503, the year Michel de Nostredame – later known as Nostradamus – was born. Jean the Remy, the grandfather of Michel de Nostredame died when Michel was only eight. His grandfather had been a doctor by profession but also instructed him in astrology, magic and alchemy. These skills were inextricably linked …
