The mysterious Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, a peasant who claimed powers
of healing and prediction, had the ear of Russian Tsarina Aleksandra.
The aristocracy could not stand a peasant in such a high position.
Peasants could not stand the rumors that the tsarina was sleeping with
such a scoundrel. Rasputin was seen as "the dark force" that was
ruining Mother Russia.
This is a fascinating moment in Russian history. Nothing much good ever happens in that mysteriously unexplainable country.
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of healing and prediction, had the ear of Russian Tsarina Aleksandra.
The aristocracy could not stand a peasant in such a high position.
Peasants could not stand the rumors that the tsarina was sleeping with
such a scoundrel. Rasputin was seen as "the dark force" that was
ruining Mother Russia.
This is a fascinating moment in Russian history. Nothing much good ever happens in that mysteriously unexplainable country.
Read More
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