Russian History

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They say you should learn something new every day. Here are some amazing facts about the Cold War that most people don't know—how many new things will you learn today?

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

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

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The Winter Palace housed Russia’s bloodiest rulers, from the cruel Catherine the Great to the maniacal Paul I, but few people know its even darker history.

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Catherine wasn't called “The Great” for nothing, and she earned her title through blood, lust, and the ultimate betrayal.

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Maria Alexandrovna lived like a ghost in St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace—but few would say she deserved the final betrayal her own husband dealt her.



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