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Author Smith, Douglas, 1962- author.

Title Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs / Douglas Smith.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
©2016

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 Moore Stacks  DK254.R3 S66 2016    DUE 05-10-24 12:00AM  ---
Edition First American edition, 2016.
Description xxv, 817 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
age Children
Physical Medium regular print
Summary "On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe."-- Provided by publisher.
"The definitive biography of Rasputin, spiritual guide to the Romanovs and source of great political intrigue, based on many new documents"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-715) and index.
Contents Introduction: The Holy Devil? -- Holy pilgrim: 1869-1904 -- Our friend: 1905-1909 -- Scandals: 1910-1911 -- A time of miracles: 1912-July 1914 -- War: July 1914-1915 -- The final year: 1916 -- The aftermath: 1917-1918 -- Epilogue.
Subject Rasputin, Grigoriĭ Efimovich, 1869-1916.
Rasputin, Grigoriĭ Efimovich, 1869-1916.
Romanov, House of.
Romanov, House of.
Russia -- Court and courtiers -- Biography.
Russia.
Courts and courtiers.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1894-1917
Subject Russia -- Court and courtiers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 -- Juvenile literature.
Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917 -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
ISBN 9780374240844 (hardback)
0374240841 (hardback)
9780374711238 (ebook)
Standard No. 40026608296