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Rasputin, the Siberian peasant healer who exerted extraordinary influence over the family of Russia's last

Tsar, has fascinated the world for more than a century. In this episode of the History Extra podcast,

Anthony Beaver speaks to Danny Bird about his new book, Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs,

which explores the man behind the myth and the rumour. From

Rasputin's humble origins in Siberia, his hold over Nicholas II and Alexandra to his

dramatic assassination at the hands of the imperial couple's own relatives, Anthony explores the

extraordinary contradictions of a figure who helped doom the Romanovs and their empire.

When people hear the name Rasputin, they tend to picture a dark, almost cartoonish villain,

Schreisd and Mith and Scandal.

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