A Wax Figure Of Aged Man Grigory Rasputin. The Murder Of Rasputin At The Yusupov Palace - Reconstruction Of The Wax Figures. Editorial Image

Yusupov Palace on the Moika, Saint - Petersburg, Russia. The Studio Of Felix. Grigory Rasputin, a peasant who has become world famous due to the fact that was a friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II. In the early 1900s among certain circles of the Petersburg society had a reputation as a Royal friend, old man, the seer and healer. A negative image of Rasputin has been used in the revolutionary and later Soviet propaganda, still a lot of rumors about Rasputin and his influence on the fate of the Russian Empire. Yusupov Palace on the Moika river is a unique architectural ensemble of XVIII-beginning of XX century, a monument of history and culture of Federal significance, rightfully acclaimed as an encyclopedia of St. Petersburg aristocratic interiors. Each Petersburg house has its own biography and his own destiny. An ancient Palace remembers their creators – brilliant architects five generations of the Yusupov princes. Family the princely residence, the Museum of noble life, the Regional teacher's house, St. Petersburg Palace of culture for educators, historical and cultural Palace complex Federal and European fame.