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Rasputin: Myth & Manhood

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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I Don't Degrade You, I Purify You

Gregor Meacham: Rasputin was Russia's love machine. How did he end up with the royal family? He becomes this man of fascination for leading clergy in St. Petersburg, as well as various aristocrats who are also drawn to these mystical holy men and spiritualism. They literally introduce him to Nicholas and Alexandra at court, and they're immediately taken with him.They call him a man of God, and they start to hang on his every word - particularly Alexandra.

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