This book examines the life and legacy of Grigori Rasputin, Russia's most infamous mystic. It looks at his rise to power in the court of Tsar Nicholas II, his influence on the Romanovs, and
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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire.