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Rasputin - by Brian Moynahan (Paperback)

Name: Rasputin - by Brian Moynahan (Paperback)
Brand: Da Capo Press
SKU: 85134014
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Grigory Efimovich Rasputin--drinker, thief, womanizer--arrived in St. Petersburg in 1903 as if from the medieval past . . . tattered, black-clad, muttering.
About the Author: Brian Moynahan was a foreign correspondent and European editor with the London Sunday Times.
432 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Historical

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About the Book

First time in paperback: The acclaimed life of the "mad monk" who wielded immeasurable influence over the last czar and his family.

Book Synopsis

Grigory Efimovich Rasputin--drinker, thief, womanizer--arrived in St. Petersburg in 1903 as if from the medieval past . . . tattered, black-clad, muttering. By the time of his sensational murder thirteen years later, the peasant was the "beloved Friend" of Czar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, with a seemingly supernatural power to stop the bleeding attacks of their hemophiliac son, Alexis. How could it have happened? As on society lady of the time asked, "How could so pitiful a wretch throw so vast a shadow?"Drawing on confidential police reports, cabinet meeting memos, and many documents only now available, Moynahan sheds new light on Rasputin's life and disputes some of the widely held details of his death. The Washington Post Book World called the book "balanced and well-researched" hailed its "shrewd analysis of the ways in which Rasputin's manipulative abilities meshed with the emotional needs of isolated, superstitious members of czarist aristocracy. It is an unforgettable portrait of an age as well as of a man.

About the Author

Brian Moynahan was a foreign correspondent and European editor with the London Sunday Times. He has traveled frequently to Russia and is the author of three previous books on Russian history: Claws of the Bear, Comrades, and The Russian Century.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.22 Inches (H) x 5.96 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.31 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 432

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Historical

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Brian Moynahan

Language: English

Street Date: December 1, 1999

TCIN: 85134014

UPC: 9780306809309

Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-0096

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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