Rasputin, the wrong man in the right place. Rasputin routinely spent his summers in Pokrovskoe and June, 1914 found him back in his home town.  On June 29, Rasputin emerged from his house in order to hand a telegram to his postman.  He was greeted by a mysterious female stranger, dressed in black with a white kerchief over her features, only her eyes visible.  She silently bowed in front of him and Rasputin paused to … Continue reading Grigori Rasputin (Volume 2, Episode 5, Part 2) →