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Footage from the documentary «The Emperor who knew his fate» 2009. St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studio, directed by Roman Yershov, written by Boris Romanov.  (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1833718/).

Here you can see two photos of Grigory Rasputin: non retouched (original photo) made during the life of Rasputin (left) and retouched, from Soviet publications after 1917 (right). In this brochure, we’lll tell when and how were created the false myths about Rasputin. We’ll also tell the truth about him.

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The photo (public domain) was used in the design of the cover from the article of the Russian Wikipedia “Rasputin”(Wax figures of Felix Yusupov and Grigory Rasputin at the murder scene. The exposition in the Yusupov Palace on the Moika. Author: Nikolay Mylyuyev-his own work, Public domain, https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1008927).  See the full-scale photo of this museum exhibition at the end of this brochure (before the list of references)

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Rasputin’s biography is described in detail in hundreds of books and articles. The author of this brochure did not intend to write another detailed biography. Several little-known and most controversial topics are highlighted here:

– When, how and for what purpose false myths about Rasputin were created. This part of the brochure also contains the latest versions of the political crisis of the autumn of 1916 in Russia, which were associated with corruption in organizations headed by opposition leaders.

– Are Rasputin’s sexuality and «debauchery» myths or reality? The author presents his version of the topic.

– What was Rasputin’s character and worldview really like? What was his influence on the policy of Nicholas II?

– The author describes a previously little-known version based on the memoirs of the head of the Police Department, whose agents followed Rasputin in 1913—1916. The last chapter of this brochure is an artistic reconstruction of Rasputin’s last day (December 16, 1916) – before his murder. This reconstruction is based on the well-known