SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZENearly a century after his murder Rasputin remains as divisive a figure as ever Was he really a horse thief & a hard-drinking ruffian in his youth? Was he a a devout Orthodox Christian or was he in fact a just a fake holy man? Are the stories of his enormous sexual drive debauchery & drunken orgies true or simply a myth? How did he come to know the emperor & empress & to wield so much influence over them? What was the source of his healing power? Was Rasputin running the government in the final years of his life? & if so was he acting on his own or on the orders of more powerful hidden forces? Did Prince Yusupov & his fellow conspirators act alone or were they other parties involved in Rasputin's murder-British secret agents or even an underground cell of Freemasons as has been claimed? & to what extent did Rasputin's murder doom the Romanov dynasty? Drawing on major new sources hitherto unexamined by western historians Douglas Smith's book is be the definitive biography of this extraordinary figure for a generation ...

' Modern Ukraine could do with some reporters as wise & humane as Teffi' Literary Review A new collection of Teffi's best autobiographical non-fiction writings Ranging from portraits of Rasputin & Lenin to observations on the Russian Revolution & from profiles of cultural figures to moving domestic scenes this short collection

Includes:: writings by the inimitable Teffi never before published in English Everything is here
- politics society art & literature love & family life
- & all is told in Teffi's multifaceted style amusing sincerely moving ironic & always honest pervaded by an intensely felt understanding of humanity's simultaneous tragedy & absurdity (1872-1952) wrote poems plays stories satires & feuilletons & was renowned in Russia for her wit & powers of observation Following her emigration in 1919 she settled in Paris where she became a leading figure in the emigre literary scene Now her genius has been rediscovered by a new generation of readers & she once again enjoys huge acclaim in Russia & across the world Her short-story collection Subtly Worded & her memoir Memories
- From Moscow to the Black Sea are also published by Pushkin Press




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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Hammer horror classic starring Christopher Lee as Rasputin the monk who the Russian Tsarina takes under her wing The story begins with Rasputin after using his powers to cure an innkeeper&s wife throwing a party raping the innkeeper&s daughter & cutting off the hand of her suitor He then refuses to apologise to the Abbot of his monastery & leaves for St Petersburg deciding to use his faith-healing powers for his own hedonistic ends It is here that he eventually wangles his way into the Tsarina&s court & she allows him more & more power ...

In one night Rasputin was poisoned beaten stabbed shot in the head & drowned then tied up & thrown in a frozen river But how did he get from Siberia to the Winter Palace? & why did it take so much hard work to kill him?A supernatural reimagining of the "mad monk" by the national bestselling author of novels The Yard & The Devil&s Workshop Alex Grecian & the fan-favorite artist of Proof & Cowboy Ninja Viking Riley Rossmo by Riley Rossmo Alex Grecian More from this Author Green Wake Volume 1 Cowboy Ninja Viking Volume 2 Proof Volume 1 Goatsucker Green Wake Volume 2 Lost Children Debris TP ...

What really happened at that fateful dinner & how did Rasputin survive his plunge into the icy river in 1916? All is revealed as a new life begins for the “mad monk” at Ellis Island Collects RASPUTIN 6-10 ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Six episodes from Series 1 of Rastamouse

Includes:: Da Crucial Plan; Bakin& & Breakin&; Mice Camera Action; Da Rhymin& Teef; Pie Without Cheese; Toots Re-routes Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2011 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby (20) Duration 1 hour & 7 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Irie man! Give it up for Rastamouse & Da Easy Crew; Crime-fighting agents with important work to do Solving mysteries in the neighbourhood Always there to ‘make a bad ting good’ Featuring 13 episodes Sole Rebel Master of Disguise Mouse Measles Da Rubbish Playground Perfec’ Pizza Stumped Zoomer Slows Down MJ Meddles Tinie Tinsel Ready Red Natty Hill Carnival Mice Cool Musical Da Rare Groove ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Irie man! give it up for Rastamouse & Da Easy Crew; Crime-fighting agents with important work to do Solving mysteries in the neighbourhood Always there to ‘make a bad ting good’ Featuring 13 episodes Da Ice Cold Criminal Mouse Space Mystery Missin’ Da Prez Where Da Hair? S’ No Flour No Fix Fats Da Great Spindiski Sandy Bay Boyz Black Whiskers Kharma Message in a Bottle Rapper’s Block Hand Made Music ...

Tracklist A1 Intro A2 Mudcloth Lo Rugby A3 Waves A4 Higher 3 A5 Deacon Slap A6 Lo Addictz A7 The Grail B1 Adulting B2 We Fly Together B3 Strolling Down Degnan B4 Juju Pt 2 B5 Moves B6 It's A Lifestyle ...