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The Life And Rumors Of Russia’s Mad Monk: Rasputin
Stories about the 'Mad Monk" Grigori Rasputin suggest that he possessed some mystical healing powers and that he was able to sway to the royal family's rule over Russia. Other accounts indicate that he was nothing more than a poor man who pulled a lucky straw, making his way to the capital and influential notoriety. However, many of these stories are just that, stories. It's fun to believe that...
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