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Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs
Grigori Rasputin, the Siberian mystic who gained unprecedented influence over Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, remains one of the most enigmatic and scandalous figures in Romanov history. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Rasputin's rise reflected the deep fractures in the Russian Empire on the eve of revolution. They discuss his early life as a peasant healer, his arrival in St. Petersburg, the nature of his relationship with the imperial family—particularly his role in managing Alexei's hemophilia—and the corrosive effect this had on the monarchy's…
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