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Nicholas II and the Rise of Rasputin
In this episode of The Romanov Dynasty, we explore the twilight years of imperial Russia through the lens of the unlikely figure who came to define its decline: Grigori Rasputin. We begin with the tragic Khodynka Field stampede that marred Nicholas II's coronation in 1896, setting a tone of misfortune. We then trace the Romanovs' deepening isolation at the Alexander Palace, Nicholas's rigid autocratic beliefs, and Alexandra's desperate faith in mystics as she sought a cure for their hemophiliac son, Alexei. Rasputin's rise from Siberian peasant to imperial confidant…
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