
Rasputin
Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
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Narrated by:
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PJ Ochlan
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By:
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Douglas Smith
On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure.
A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet.
But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity - man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man, but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe.
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For the narrator, who appears to be familiar with the Russian pronunciation for each and every name, but for Rasputin, which he pronounces in the American way. Some of the arrogance and expressions of unreflectedness especially in the beginning of the book may have been emphasized by how the narrator is reading.
Important work, but unreflected
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Good, but longer than it needed to be.
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The Rascal Rasputin
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very good read/listen but.....
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Well documented life of Rasputin.
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I had learned about Rasputin while on a trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. It really intrigued me.
Perseverance paid off. I found things falling into place and enjoyed the experience very much.
Lots of information!
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Comprehensive!
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Slooooow narrator
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This pulls the veil away from so much of the hyperbole that has been Rasputin for 100 years. Not a quick listen, but a good one.
He was a man, and this is his story at last
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Exhaustive...and exhausting
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