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Final Days of Rasputin

Final Days of Rasputin

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Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic, survived multiple assassination attempts on the same night. He was poisoned, he was shot, he was drowned in a freezing St Petersburg river. His corpse was emasculated. What is myth here and what is truth? Who was the real Rasputin? Why did so many people want him dead?


Our guest today is Douglas Smith, author of the acclaimed biography Rasputin: The Biography


Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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Spoiler, she does. Superb, as always. Thank you, a brilliant start to the new year

*mortified* thinking to myself *I hope Maddie asks about his penis*

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