Sophie launches her series "Profiles in Contrast" with Rasputin, the mysterious and controversial advisor to Russian Tsar Nicholas II.  His legendary charisma coupled with supposed healing powers took him from peasantry in Siberia to the lofty inner circles of the Russian empire, and, ultimately, the annals of history.  The episode concludes with a fascinating comparison to a 21st century political advisor of not dissimilar notoriety.

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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