Biography

Rasputin's influence at the Tsar's court significantly increased after the outbreak of World War I.

There are also hypotheses that Rasputin's assassination was inspired by British intelligence, which feared a separatist truce between Russia and Germany, which Rasputin urged on the Tsar.

He also met with Napoleon, whom he was skeptical about, not trusting him.

One of Columbus' companions, Diego Mendez, set out in an Indian boat to find help for the survivors.

His education was handled by two thinkers and philosophers, Marsilio Ficino, the Athenian school founder in Florence and one of the most famous figures of the early Renaissance, and Count Giovanni della Mirandola.

As an actor, he has appeared in Russian-language romantic comedies: the 3-part (2009, 2010, 2014) film "Love in the Big City," and the films "8 First Dates" (2012), "Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon" (2012) and "8 New Dates" (2015).

Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.

Her photo graced the first-ever front cover of Playboy magazine.

In Poland, there is a giant oak tree in the village of Toporów, which was named the Peter I Oak in honor of Peter the Great.

He enslaved, mistreated, and abused Indians who were forced to work for him. Any sign of resistance was considered hostile and tribal villages were raided and destroyed and their inhabitants murdered or kidnapped.