Russian History

Catherine wasn't called “The Great” for nothing, and she earned her title through blood, lust, and the ultimate betrayal. For years, people believed she died on the toilet—but the truth was even more horrifying.

From his unhinged behavior to his bedroom scandals, Tsar Alexander I of Russia took after his grandmother Catherine the Great a little TOO much.

Elizabeth Alexeievna was a Russian Tsarina whose fairy tale life soon turned into a horror story full of hot romances, cold palaces, and tragic losses.

Of all the figures walking through the dangers of the Russian court in the 17th century, Marina Mniszech had the most twisted fate.

When Maria Alexandrovna died of a sudden heart attack at just 67, some considered it a mercy. Her fairy tale life ended up being more like a horror story.

Alexei Petrovich never got along with his father, Tsar Peter the Great—but that doesn't mean he deserved the dark end he suffered at his father's hand.