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How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne • Jan 1, 2025

How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne • January 1, 2025

A 2,800-Year-Old Burial Mound Where One Woman And 18 Horses Were Sacrificed Was Just Found In Siberia

Though much about this Iron Age burial site remains shrouded in mystery, experts suggest that the woman and the horses may have once been propped up in a gruesome tableau of death.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 9, 2024

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A 2,800-Year-Old Burial Mound Where One Woman And 18 Horses Were Sacrificed Was Just Found In Siberia

Though much about this Iron Age burial site remains shrouded in mystery, experts suggest that the woman and the horses may have once been propped up in a gruesome tableau of death.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 9, 2024

Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

Ilya Repin's 1885 painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" shows Ivan IV, the first Russian czar, cradling his dying son after bludgeoning him, but historians are divided as to whether this murder ever really happened.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 4, 2024

Did Czar Ivan IV Really Kill His Heir As Depicted In The Chilling Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan’?

Ilya Repin's 1885 painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" shows Ivan IV, the first Russian czar, cradling his dying son after bludgeoning him, but historians are divided as to whether this murder ever really happened.

By Amber Morgan • October 4, 2024

Inside The Stories Of 77 Interesting People You May Have Never Heard Of

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 15, 2024

Inside The Stories Of 77 Interesting People You May Have Never Heard Of

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

By All That's Interesting • September 15, 2024

44 Disturbing Photos Of Life Inside The Soviet Gulags

From back-breaking manual labor to starvation rations, the Soviet Union's gulag camps inflicted horrific abuse upon their 18 million prisoners.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 1, 2024

44 Disturbing Photos Of Life Inside The Soviet Gulags

From back-breaking manual labor to starvation rations, the Soviet Union's gulag camps inflicted horrific abuse upon their 18 million prisoners.

By Mark Oliver • September 1, 2024

Archaeologists Excavating 11th-Century Graves In Russia Unearth Two Skeletons Buried With Rare Battle Axes

The graves discovered at the Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal, Russia, date back more than 900 years and likely contain men who held high status during their time.

By Amber Morgan • Aug 16, 2024

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Archaeologists Excavating 11th-Century Graves In Russia Unearth Two Skeletons Buried With Rare Battle Axes

The graves discovered at the Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal, Russia, date back more than 900 years and likely contain men who held high status during their time.

By Amber Morgan • August 16, 2024

Russian Chess Player Suspended After Allegedly Poisoning Rival’s Chessboard With Mercury

Chess champion Amina Abakarova was allegedly captured on camera poisoning her opponent's chess pieces with mercury during a chess tournament in Russia.

By Amber Morgan • Aug 13, 2024

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Russian Chess Player Suspended After Allegedly Poisoning Rival’s Chessboard With Mercury

Chess champion Amina Abakarova was allegedly captured on camera poisoning her opponent's chess pieces with mercury during a chess tournament in Russia.

By Amber Morgan • August 13, 2024

Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 11, 2024

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Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • August 11, 2024

Scientists Just Discovered An Extinct Pygmy Woolly Mammoth On An Siberian Island

Scientists believe this is an entirely new species of mammoth that until now hasn't been proven to exist.

By Bernadette Deron • Jul 27, 2024

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Scientists Just Discovered An Extinct Pygmy Woolly Mammoth On An Siberian Island

Scientists believe this is an entirely new species of mammoth that until now hasn't been proven to exist.

By Bernadette Deron • July 27, 2024

Why Ivan The Terrible Was The Most Terrifying Tsar In Russian History

Ivan IV Vasilyevich rose to power in the 16th century to become the first tsar of Russia — and earned the nickname "Ivan the Terrible" along the way.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Jul 11, 2024

Why Ivan The Terrible Was The Most Terrifying Tsar In Russian History

Ivan IV Vasilyevich rose to power in the 16th century to become the first tsar of Russia — and earned the nickname "Ivan the Terrible" along the way.

By Jaclyn Anglis • July 11, 2024