Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna "Miechen" of Russia (Russian: Мари́я Па́вловна; 14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1854 – 6 September 1920), also known as Maria Pavlovna the Elder, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by his first wife, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz.

La muerte del místico y monje ruso Rasputín, acaecida el 17 de diciembre jul. / 30 de diciembre de 1916 greg., fue causa de un asesinato obra de varios miembros de la nobleza rusa, dirigidos por el príncipe Félix Yusúpov.. A pesar de lo fácil que se pensaba en un principio la ejecución del plan, se tornó mucho más complicado de lo previsto, y fueron necesarios varios intentos de ...

The February Revolution (Russian: Февра́льская револю́ция, tr. Fevral'skaya revolyutsiya, IPA: [fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə]), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and sometimes as the March Revolution, was the first of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.. The main events of the revolution took place ...

Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the …

After 2000, during Vladimir Putin's first presidency (2000–2008), the number of parties quickly decreased. From 2008 to 2012 there were only seven parties in Russia, and every new attempt to register new, independent parties was blocked. ... Vladimir Purishkevich: Black Hundreds Tsarist monarchism Russian ultranationalism National conservatism

The Second Duma (from 20 February 1907 to 3 June 1907) lasted 103 days. One of the new members was Vladimir Purishkevich, strongly opposed to the October Manifesto.The Bolsheviks and Mensheviks (that is, both factions of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) and the Socialist Revolutionaries all abandoned their policies of boycotting elections to the Duma, and …

Group of nobles led by Felix Yusupov, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Vladimir Purishkevich and Vasily Maklakov: Killed for his undue influence on the Russian Imperial Family: Provisional Government 1917: Ivan Logginovich Goremykin, former Prime Minister Konstantin X Kotev Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1918: Andrei Shingarev, Kadet ...

Confinado en su finca de Kursk por el asesinato de Rasputin, pudo regresar a Petrogrado en 1917, al producirse la Revolución rusa, pero la persecución desatada en 1918 contra los Románov lo obligó a abandonar Rusia con su esposa y su hija.. Cuando se produjo el asesinato del zar, los Yusúpov regresaron al palacio Moika antes de partir a Crimea.Sin embargo, …

Biografia Origini e infanzia La casa natale di Rasputin a Pokrovskoe. Figlio di un vetturino postale, Efim Jakovlevič Rasputin (1841-1916), devoto allo zar e a Dio, e di una contadina, Anna Vasil'evna Paršukova (1839-1906), Grigorij Rasputin nacque il 21 gennaio 1869 (9 gennaio secondo il calendario giuliano all'epoca in vigore) nel piccolo villaggio di Pokrovskoe, situato a …

Early life. He was born in the Moika Palace in Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire. His father was Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston, the son of Count Felix Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston. Zinaida Yusupova, his mother, was the last of the Yusupov line, of Tatar origin, and very wealthy. For the Yusupov name not to die out, his father (1856, Saint …