Rasputin (TRIH ep 128)
1914 · Resource
This episode of The Rest Is History examines the life, influence and legend of Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace his origins in rural Siberia, his religious pilgrimage and rise as a charismatic holy man in St. Petersburg, and his intimate relationship with Nicholas II's family—particularly Alexandra and the hemophiliac heir Alexei. The hosts separate documented fact from lurid rumor: Rasputin’s pastoral religiosity and calming effect on the imperial family c...
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