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Rasputina Rarities
Rasputina may refer to: * Maria Rasputin (1898–1977), daughter of Grigori Rasputin * Masha Rasputina (born 1965), Russian pop singer * Rasputina (band), American rock band * Illyana Rasputina, alias of Magik, a Marvel Comics character See also * Rasputin (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Rasputin
Maria Rasputina (born Matryona Grigorievna Rasputina, ; 27 March 1898 – 27 September 1977) was the daughter of Grigori Rasputin and his wife Praskovya Fyodorovna Dubrovina. She wrote three memoirs about her father, dealing with Nicholas II of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse), Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna, the attack by Khionia Guseva, and his 1916 murder. The third one, ''The Man Behind the Myth'', was published in 1977 in association with Patte Barham. In her three memoirs, the veracity of which have been questioned, she painted an almost saintly picture of her father, insisting that most of the negative stories were based on slander and the misinterpretation of facts by his enemies. Early life Matryona (or Maria) Rasputin was born in the West Siberian plain, Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast, Pokrovskoye, Tobolsk Governorate, on 26 March 1898, and baptized the next day. Some people believe she was born in 1899; that year i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Rasputina
Masha Rasputina (Russian: Маша Распутина, born Alla Nikolayevna Ageeva, Russian: Алла Николаевна Агеева) is a Russian pop singer, who went through her peak of popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2003, she scored her biggest hit, "Roza chaynaya" (Russian: Роза чайная, meaning "Tea rose"), a duet with Philipp Kirkorov. Early life Rasputina was born in Inskoy, Kemerovo Oblast in 1964 as the daughter of an employee of the local power station and an Odessa-born hydriologist. As a child, Rasputina moved to the village of Urop, where she lived with her paternal grandparents. Following her parents footsteps, Rasputina initially applied for a technical course, but dropped out as she preferred to immerse herself in music. She then moved to Moscow, taking part in multiple auditions, with different outcomes. Eventually, she was employed as an ensemblist in a Moscow ensemble and decided to pick up studies at the Kemerovo State University of Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputina (band)
Rasputina is an American rock band based in New York City, known for an unconventional music style, as well as a fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the Victorian era. The group is fronted by cellist/vocalist Melora Creager, who writes the music and lyrics and creates art for the band's albums, singles, and website. History In 1989, Creager wrote a manifesto, and placed an ad in The Village Voice seeking women to form an electric cello choir. Julia Kent, then an editor at the Village Voice, was the first respondent. The original group of nine was whittled to three. They named themselves "Rasputina", after one of Creager's songs. The group performed frequently and became a local favorite in New York City. Columbia Records' A&R representative and producer Jimmy Boyle saw the group perform at a New York festival. He signed the group to the Columbia Records label in 1996. Creager and Boyle produced their first album on Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magik
Magik (Illyana Nikolaievna Rasputina) (Russian language, Russian: Ильяна Николаевна Распутина) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, the character First appearance, first appeared in the ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (May 1975). Illyana Rasputina is a member of a fictional species of humanity known as Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities, and has also possessed magical abilities as well, as a result of her interactions with the demonic supervillain Belasco (Marvel Comics), Belasco. Illyana Rasputina is the younger sister of the Russian X-Men member Colossus (character), Colossus and X-Men enemy Mikhail Rasputin. She became a powerful sorceress due to her time imprisoned in (and later ruling) Features of the Marvel Universe#Extradimensional places, Limbo. Her mutant power, which first manifested in that Limbo, is the ability to teleport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
