Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin: Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, Siberian peasant and mystic whose ability to improve the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him an influential favourite at the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.

Russians (Russian: русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe.The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia, while notable ities exist in other former Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Baltic states.

Modest Mussorgsky: Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer noted particularly for his opera Boris Godunov (final version first performed 1874), his songs, and his piano piece Pictures from an Exhibition (1874).

Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin: Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, Siberian peasant and mystic whose ability to improve the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him an influential favourite at the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.

Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin: Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, Siberian peasant and mystic whose ability to improve the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him an influential favourite at the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.

Russian (Russian: ру́сский язы́к, tr. rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and many or unrecognised territories throughout Eurasia (particularly in Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus, and Central Asia).

Russian (Russian: ру́сский язы́к, tr. rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and many or unrecognised territories throughout Eurasia (particularly in Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus, and Central Asia).

Russians (Russian: русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe.The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia, while notable ities exist in other former Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Baltic states.

Modest Mussorgsky: Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer noted particularly for his opera Boris Godunov (final version first performed 1874), his songs, and his piano piece Pictures from an Exhibition (1874).

Russian (Russian: ру́сский язы́к, tr. rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and many or unrecognised territories throughout Eurasia (particularly in Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Caucasus, and Central Asia).