The Enigma That Was Rasputin: The Notoriety; The Debauchery and The Manipulation

On October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 By Sherna BhumgaraIn Discussion Board, Human attributes; attitudes & behaviour, Non-Fiction & True Events, VicesLeave a comment

Grigory Rasputin Source: http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/rasputin.htm Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin (1872-1916) was the infamous 'holy man' whose ability to heal the Tsar and Tsarina's son Alexis led to his being adopted as a supreme mystic at court. Growing in influence to the point where he effectively dictated policy he was eventually assassinated by a group of court conspirators in December 1916. Born …

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Falling Leaves and a Chinese Cinderella

On September 5, 2015September 5, 2015 By Sherna BhumgaraIn Human attributes; attitudes & behaviour, Non-Fiction & True Events, VicesLeave a comment

ALL THE FACTS MENTIONED IN THIS BLOG ARE ALL BASED UPON TRUE AND ACTUAL EVENTS. “Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter” By Adeline Yen Mah (Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54529.Falling_Leaves) Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family …

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Queen Lear: The Celebrity; The Enigma; The Living Legend!

On February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 By Sherna BhumgaraIn Music, Non-Fiction & True EventsLeave a comment

“The Sphinx” – Amanda Lear I wish I could be like the king who said to his people: my friends this is now the end if we lose the battle we shall live forever. The people of the sun will remember this day and give us immortality long after I've gone long after the sun. …

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Atlantis – End of a World; Birth of a Legend

On December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 By Sherna BhumgaraIn Discussion Board, Nature, Non-Fiction & True EventsLeave a comment

Atlantis (docudrama) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Atlantis (also titled Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend) is a 2011 BBC docudrama which depicts a re-enactment of the events surrounding the volcanic eruption which destroyed the island of Thera, an incident believed to have inspired the legend of Atlantis. The hour-long programme is based on the work of …

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