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037 _bFarrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600
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092 _aRasputin G.
_bS645
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aSmith, Douglas,
_d1962-
_eauthor.
_95242
245 1 0 _aRasputin :
_bfaith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs /
_cDouglas Smith.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,
_c2016.
300 _axxv, 817 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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520 _a"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."--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"The definitive biography of Rasputin, spiritual guide to the Romanovs and source of great political intrigue, based on many new documents"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 683-715) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
600 1 0 _aRasputin, Grigoriĭ Efimovich,
_d1869-1916.
_99277
600 3 0 _aRomanov, House of.
_923579
651 0 _aRussia
_xCourt and courtiers
_vBiography.
_9217744
651 0 _aRussia
_xHistory
_yNicholas II, 1894-1917.
_99279
651 0 _aRussia
_xPolitics and government
_y1894-1917.
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