Edmund Walsh

The Last Days of the Romanovs

Magazine March 1928

The Fall of the Russian Empire: The End of the Monarchy

Magazine February 1928

The insane Protopopov, Minister of the Interior, seized upon the death of Rasputin to increase his influence and consolidate his position with the Tsarina. He announced that the spirit of the martyred prophet had descended upon him; he had visions and went into ecstasy in public; at times, when conversing with the Empress, he would suddenly pause and point dramatically to the empty space behind her, saying that Rasputin was there hovering over them. At other times…… More »

The Fall of the Russian Empire: The Part Played by a Woman

Magazine January 1928

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