Or maybe you know Rasputin from the 1978 hit “Rasputin” which called him “lover of the Russian queen.” Whether you’re a history buff and know the facts about Rasputin’s relationship ...

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Take, for example, Grigory Rasputin, the Russian priest who exerted huge influence over Alexandra, the last Tsarina of Russia, and thence over the Tsar and, in an autocracy, the government of Russia.

Excuses were always made for his excessive and antisocial behaviour. To the Russian people, Rasputin symbolised everything that was wrong with imperial government. The court and the royal family ...

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