In March 1917, a revolution broke out in Russia. Since then, the main cause has been heavily disputed and many believe that the coming of the First World War was to blame. However this may not essentially be true. There were many different factors that played a part in the Revolution and the main cause is still difficult to determine.

True little-known facts about Russian history.

Some people, will acquire for themselves a small footnote in history. For most of us this is not so. We will live our lives, die, and soon be forgotten, and everything we did, and said, and were, will die with us. The characters featured in this book, have all made their mark on history. They will not be forgotten, but will live on in time, in legend, in reality, and in myth. This book is not intended, however, to be a thorough examination of their life and times. It merely paints the picture. It is popular history, a short-cut to events.

Much of the content can no doubt be debated, but then history is not a science. It is interpretative and in a constant state of flux, and in history evidence does not serve as proof

Unlike the millions who have come before us and the millions yet to come the characters of which I write did not pass through time, they were captured in time, and for all time. They truly are the Prisoners of Eternity.

A collection of some of the strangest and most interesting deaths in history ranging form the gruesome to the banal.

Truth is sometimes much stranger than fiction.

Known as the Mad Monk, Rasputin reportedly had special healing powers. He influenced kings and charmed women, becoming one of the most powerful men in Russia.