Lampadnik
”The tragic aspect of the situation is that the Tsar is living in an utter fool’s paradise, thinking that He is as strong and all-powerful as before.”
Sergei Witte 1905
“The appearance in [the royal] court of Grigory Rasputin, and the influence he exercised there, mark the beginning of the decay of Russian society and the loss of prestige for the throne and for the person of the Tsar himself.”
Rodzianko, chairman of the Duma
LAMPADNIK (LAMPLIGHTER)
St. Petersburg - Darkness, soon would befall
Nicholas II - Like leaders of his time, misleading God-call
Alexandra - After 4 daughters, birth’d a son to lead
Alexei- Hemophiliac, would make his mother’s heart bleed
Rasputin - Enter the so-called healer, the religious nut
Yusupov - Brought him to the basement, kicked Grigori’s butt
Iced - Poisoned, beat up, shot, definitely drowned
Assassination - Murder of Romanovs, but maybe Anastasia found
Anastasia - Poor little rich Czar’s daughter
Russia - Would the paupers take pity, if they had found her?
2/23/2021
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*Grigori Rasputin was the lamplighter but he also brought darkness
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