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Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above? Antony Beevor on the Enigmatic Spiritualist Who Enchanted Russian High Society and Changed the Course of History https://lithub.com/rasputin-fraud-mystic-womanizer-prophet-or-all-of-the-above/ #history #books #RussianHistory

#OnThisDay, 28 April 1730 OS*, Anna Ivanovna is crowned the Empress of the Russian Empire. The Privy Council picked Anna as she was widowed and childless. They imposed a set of Conditions through which they would control her. She literally tore them up, and continued her uncle Peter the Great’s modernisation. Like many Russian rulers, she could be cruel, vindictive and abuse her power. *Old Style date #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #RussianHistory