Episode 11 Grigori Rasputin

Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. For a time, he was the equivalent of a modern day rock star or celebrity, but as time went on, he began to be viewed by many in a negative light. Those people would take drastic steps to be rid of Rasputin once and for all.

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