Lost Splendor: The Amazing Memoirs of the Man Who Killed Rasputin - Hardcover

Youssoupoff, Prince Felix

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1885586582 ISBN 13: 9781885586582

Publisher: Turtle Point Press, 2014

Synopsis

The autobiography of the man who killed Rasputin. Prince Felix Youssoupoff was married to a niece of Tsar Nicholas II. More than any other single event, the assassination of Rasputin helped to bring about the cataclysmic upheaval that ended in the advent of the Soviet regime.

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1953, this is the memoir of Prince Felix Youssoupoff. Married to a niece of the Tsar, he killed the powerful monk Rasputin with the aid of his cousin-by-marriage, Grand Duke Dimitri, because they felt Rasputin's reputation was becoming a danger to the Romanoff dynasty. Nearly half of the work is devoted to his interactions with R

About the Author:

In 1919, the Youssoupoffs left Russia. They sold two Rembrandt paintings (now in the national Gallery in Washington) as well as Princess Irina's jewelry. Contesting their portrayal in an MGM film and a CBS television drama both dealing with Rasputin, they subsequently won large libel settlements in 1934 and 1965.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtle Point Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1885586582
• ISBN 13: 9781885586582
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 330