BONUS: The Life and Assassination of Grigory Rasputin - The Romanov's Holy Fool | Ep. 24

Few figures in history have inspired more myths, rumors, and legends than Grigory Rasputin. To some, he was a holy man blessed with miraculous healing abilities. To others... he was a manipulative fraud whose negative influence helped bring down an empire. The truth, as it often is, lies somewhere in between... Related Reading: Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs By Douglas Smith The Romanovs: 1613-1918 By Simon Sebag Montefiore Rasputin: The Untold Story By Joseph T. Fuhrmann The Last Days of the Romanovs By Helen Rappaport *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast