Season 2 Episode 7 - Great Con Men of History. Gregorij Efimovich Rasputin (Part 1 of a 2 part Series)

<p>Ra-Ra Rasputin, Lover of the Russian Queen! &nbsp;There was a cat that really was gone! &nbsp;Ra-Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine! &nbsp;It was a shame how he carried on! &nbsp;(song by Boney M - Ra-Ra Rasputin!)<br> </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gregorij Efimovich, known to history as Rasputin, indirectly caused the fall of a 300 year old Imperial dynasty and the rise of the USSR. &nbsp;How did a peasant born in a nowhere village in the Russian Empire, the largest country on Earth at the time, rise to become a confidant of the Imperial Family? &nbsp;Rasputin is one of the strangest characters in all of history. &nbsp;In this first part of a two-part episode, we examine Rasputin through the lens of a person working a con. &nbsp;Rasputin is often called the "mad monk." &nbsp;But Rasputin was never an ordained monk. &nbsp;He could, however, be called one of history's greatest con artists. &nbsp;</p> <p>Opening and Closing Music:</p> <p>Penguin music - ModernChillout - Background Music [NCS Release]</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gene-tausk/message