Rasputin: the man, the myth, the legend, the person who was the cause for the Russian Revolution. In this episode we break down his early life, his path to religion, how he got close to the Tsar, and his very long assassination.

Sources for this episode are below:

“What Really Happened during the Murder of Rasputin, Russia’s ‘Mad Monk’?” The Smithsonian. Accessed September 14, 2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-really-happened-during-murder-rasputin-russia-mad-monk-180961572/. 

“Rasputin Is Murdered | December 30, 1916.” History.com, May 28, 2025. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-30/rasputin-is-murdered. 

Halliday, E. M. Rasputin Reconsidered. [Place of publication not identified]: New Word City, Inc, 2017. https://research-ebsco-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/linkprocessor/plink?id=8eb33869-8cde-34a9-963e-dfee6277ca5d. 

Plitnik, George  R. “Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin: Research Starters: EBSCO Research.” EBSCO. Accessed September 14, 2025. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/grigori-yefimovich-rasputin#bibliography. 

Smith, Douglas. Rasputin: Faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs. New York: Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017. 
Moynahan, Brian. Rasputin the saint who sinned. S.l.: Random House Publishing Group, 2012.