The Strange Death of Rasputin

Grigori Rasputin had a powerful influence over Russia's imperial family, in the years before and during World War One. It stemmed from his apparent ability to alleviate the symptoms of the Tsar's sickly son, Alexei. But Russian aristocratic officers were scandalised by the Romanovs' association with this disreputable Siberian mystic, and decided he had to go. A bizarre and almost farcical assassination attempt followed...

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