Rasputin: Myth & Manhood
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A Strange Mystic From Siberia
Rasputin was a holy pilgrim in late 19th, early 20th century Russia. Peasants would travel on foot from church to church, monastery to monastery,. And he would do this all over the vast Russian Empire. It's where he probably developed his great truly unique ability to perceive people's individual characters. Their troubles, their personalities, what they were going through.
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