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Episode: How Rasputin helped doom the Romanovs
Pub date: 2026-03-16
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Episode: How Rasputin helped doom the Romanovs
Pub date: 2026-03-16
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The life of Grigori Rasputin, the Siberian peasant healer who wielded influence over the family of Russia’s last tsar, has fascinated the world for more than a century. Historian Antony Beevor speaks to Danny Bird about the man behind the myth and rumour, charting Rasputin’s humble origins in Siberia, his hold over Nicholas II and Alexandra, and his dramatic assassination at the hands of the imperial couple’s own relatives.
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