Tsar Alexander III of Russia sparked a royal tradition that would become one of the most opulent and iconic legacies in the ...
He was referring to the infamous Grigori Rasputin, the “mad monk” who ingratiated himself with Russian Czar Nicholas II and exerted his power on parts of the dynasty. In Chicago, Durbin toured ...
Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas ... the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century. Tsar Nicholas II, the head of ...