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Yusupov Palace
St. Petersburg, Russia
History and Neoclassical exterior
Yusupov
Palace is best known as the site of the murder of Grigory Rasputin, the
"mad monk" who was killed in December 1916 by Prince Yusupov and others
loyal to Nicholas II. They believed Rasputin had a mystical hold over
the Empress Alexandra that was damaging the imperial family. |