Europe’s Darkest Cellar — The Room Where Rasputin Died - Kev's Travel Stories
About this episode
Kevin Flanagan explores the chilling cellar in St Petersburg where Rasputin met his end, sharing insights that inspired his novel.
Beneath one of St Petersburg's most gilded palaces lies a cold, vaulted cellar where, one December night in 1916, aristocrats poisoned, shot and finally drowned Grigori Rasputin — the monk who would not die. Kevin descends the staircase, stands among the wax figures at the fatal supper table, and discovers a room that is so disturbing it leaves some people in a cold sweat. It also later inspired his novel, The Secret of the Sacred Spear. Travel, it seems, can be fertile ground for a soaring imagination. You can also follow The Top Travel Destinations on social media for updates: Instagram: @thetoptraveldestinations X: @becreativekev
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Flanagan
Topics covered
- history
- travel
- mystery
- literature
- Russia
- Rasputin
Keywords
- Rasputin
- St Petersburg
- travel stories
- history
- mystery
- cellar
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Secret of the Sacred Spear
Places: St Petersburg
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