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The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
The book delves into the life and influence of Grigori Rasputin, the notorious figure who played a pivotal role in the downfall of the Romanov dynasty during a time of great political unrest in Russia.
"The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia" by William Le Queux is a historical account. The book delves into the life and influence of Grigori Rasputin, the notorious figure who played a pivotal role in the downfall of the Romanov dynasty during a time of great political unrest in Russia.
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Read a passage
The Spanish author Yriarte wrote those very true words:
For those who do not read Spanish I would translate the passage as:
"Now I say to you; let an author of renown fill a book with twaddle, and if it is not praised by the critics, you may tar and feather me."
I am not an author of renown. Indeed, I make no pretence of the delicacies of literary style, or the turning of fine phrases of elegant diplomacy. My object is merely to record in these pages the truth regarding the crumbling of Russia, and the downfall of our Imperial Throne.
Anyone who cares to search the voluminous records in the Bureau of Police in the long Bibikovsky Boulevard, in Kiev, will find my dossier neatly filed and tabulated, as are those of most Russians. You will find that I, Féodor, son of Féodor Rajevski, musician temporarily abroad, and his wife Varvara, was born in the Via Galliera, at Bologna, in Italy, on July 8, 1880, and on March 3, 1897, entered the University in the Vladimirskaya. I venture to think that the police have but little inscribed to my detriment save perhaps a few students' pranks in the[2] Kreshtchatik, and the record of that memorable night when we daubed with blue and white paint the equestrian statue in front of the Merchants' Club, and I was fined twenty roubles by the bearded old magistrate for the part I played in the joke.
Contents
- 01Chapter I
- 02rasputin meets the empress
- 03Chapter II
- 04rasputin enters tsarskoe-selo
- 05Chapter III
- 06the potsdam plot develops
- 07Chapter IV
- 08the murder of stolypin
- 09"Memorandum.
- 10Chapter V
- 11the power behind the throne
- 12Chapter VI
- 13rasputin in berlin
- 14Chapter VII
- 15scandal and blackmail
- 16Chapter VIII
- 17rasputin the actual tsar
- 18Chapter IX
- 19the tragedy of madame svetchine
- 20Chapter X
- 21traitorous work
- 22Chapter XI
- 23poison plots that failed
- 24Chapter XII
- 25rasputin and the kaiser
- 26Chapter XIII
- 27the "perfume of death"
- 28Chapter XIV
- 29miliukoff's exposure
- 30Chapter XV
- 31the traitor denounced
- 32Printed by Cassell & Company, Limited, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.c.4
- 33450.818.
- 34Transcriber's Notes
About this edition
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 281 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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