Episode 20: The Life & Death of Rasputin
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I'm sure you know the song and the TikTok trend... but do you know the man behind it? On today's deep-dive, Maddie takes the lead to share the mysterious stories about one of Russia's most legendary figures.
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murder-rasputin-100-years-later-180961572/
https://www.history.co.uk/biographies/who-was-rasputin
Rasputin, Maria. My Father. New Hyde Park, New York: University Books, 1970.
Smith, Douglas. Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Tosh, John. The Pursuit of History. Harlow, England: Pearson Education Limited, 2010.
Wilson, Colin. Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs. New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1964.
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