The Last Tsar's Holy Fool: Rasputin's Shadow Over the Romanovs

Before the revolution consumed them, Nicholas and Alexandra fell under the spell of a Siberian mystic whose influence hastened their downfall. This episode explores Grigory Rasputin's unlikely rise from a peasant healer to the most powerful figure at court, his role in the succession crisis caused by Alexei's hemophilia, and the political scandals that discredited the monarchy. We discuss the 1916 murder by Prince Yusupov and conservative nobles, the failure of the secret police to stop him, and how Rasputin became a symbol of the regime's corruption. We also touch on the contested evidence of his sexual exploits and the propaganda war that painted him as the 'Mad Monk' — a label historians still debate. A fresh look at a familiar figure that reveals how one man's influence can unravel an empire.

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