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Rasputin - A Short Life (Paperback)
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Rasputin - A Short Life (Paperback)
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Told with humor, intrigue, and a shrewd eye for detail, this
riveting short biography sheds much-needed light on the life of
nineteenth-century Russian icon Grigory Rasputin.
Grigory Rasputin, a Siberian peasant turned mystic and court sage,
was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He played the role of
the simple man, eating with his fingers and boasting, "I don't even
know the ABC." But, as the only person able to relieve the symptoms
of hemophilia in the Tsar's heir Alexei, he gained almost hallowed
status within the Imperial court.
During the last decade of his life, Rasputin and his band of
"little ladies" came to symbolize all that was decadent, corrupt,
and remote about the Imperial Family, especially when it was
rumored that he was not only shaping Russian policy during the
First World War, but also enjoying an intimate relationship with
the Empress...
Rasputin's role in the downfall of the tsarist regime is beyond
dispute. But who was he really? Prophet or rascal? A "breath of
rank air...who blew away the cobwebs of the Imperial Palace," as
Beryl Bainbridge put it, or a dangerous deviant?
Writing for historical aficionados and curious readers alike,
Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great
mysteries of Russian history.
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