To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

The murder of Rasputin on the night of December 16–17, 1916 has always seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Dramatic new evidence from previously unpublished documents, diaries, forensic reports and intelligence records now mean the plot takes a remarkable twist.
 

Grigori Rasputin is probably one of the best known but least understood figures in the events that ultimately led to the downfall of the Russian Tsars. His political role as the power behind the throne is obscured today, as it was then, by the fascination with his morality and private life. Andrew Cook’s re-investigation of

Rasputin’s death reveals for the first time the real masterminds behind the murder of the “mad monk.” To Kill Rasputin finally provides the answers to the many mysteries surrounding this pivotal moment in Russian history.

 


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To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

The murder of Rasputin on the night of December 16–17, 1916 has always seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Dramatic new evidence from previously unpublished documents, diaries, forensic reports and intelligence records now mean the plot takes a remarkable twist.
 

Grigori Rasputin is probably one of the best known but least understood figures in the events that ultimately led to the downfall of the Russian Tsars. His political role as the power behind the throne is obscured today, as it was then, by the fascination with his morality and private life. Andrew Cook’s re-investigation of

Rasputin’s death reveals for the first time the real masterminds behind the murder of the “mad monk.” To Kill Rasputin finally provides the answers to the many mysteries surrounding this pivotal moment in Russian history.

 


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To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

by Andrew Cook
To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

To Kill Rasputin: The Life & Death of Grigori Rasputin

by Andrew Cook

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The murder of Rasputin on the night of December 16–17, 1916 has always seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Dramatic new evidence from previously unpublished documents, diaries, forensic reports and intelligence records now mean the plot takes a remarkable twist.
 

Grigori Rasputin is probably one of the best known but least understood figures in the events that ultimately led to the downfall of the Russian Tsars. His political role as the power behind the throne is obscured today, as it was then, by the fascination with his morality and private life. Andrew Cook’s re-investigation of

Rasputin’s death reveals for the first time the real masterminds behind the murder of the “mad monk.” To Kill Rasputin finally provides the answers to the many mysteries surrounding this pivotal moment in Russian history.

 



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780752439068
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 03/01/2007
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Andrew Cook worked for many years as a foreign affairs and defense specialist. He is author of critically acclaimed Ace of Spies and M: MI5’s First Spymaster.

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