The Real Rasputin w/ Douglas Smith - A True Crime History Podcast
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- There are many myths surrounding Grigori Rasputin, known in popular history as the "Mad Monk" and the "Holy Devil". His influence on Tsar Nicholas II and his family in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Russia is well known, but my guest, Douglas Smith, author of "Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs" sheds new light on his life, his motives and where the legends end and the actual man begins.
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What a marvellous speaker I wish it went on longer, so informative, lovely calming voice, thanks heaps
Great interview; Rasputin has always been a favorite of mine. That last Imperial Court was chocabloc full of real characters.
One of my other favorites, about whom I've always been curious, is Anya Vyrubova. Her life as much as Rasputin ’s deserves a serious in-depth study. She was held in such low regard by the Family and the Court, because she was fat, considered silly, she lacked style, elegance and chic, which made the Empress Maria and that army of Romanova Grand Duchesses, absolutely jealous: pea green with envy. Anya was considered complicit with Rasputin, to destroy the family.
Best interview and guest of all time!
Saying that had it not been for Nicky ignoring Rasputin's pleas and not going to war causing the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty is a bit much here. What Mr. Smith leaves out here, is there was a plot from the early 1800s to get rid of the Tsars in Alexander Lenin's Naradnya Volya, or the People's Will. This was largely a terrorist faction who used violence and assassination to try to cause as much unrest as possible including the death of Alexander II, Nicholas' grandfather. It's fascinating what Mr. Smith says about Rasputin's character, but in all honesty the dye was cast long before Rasputin came on the scene. Alexander III, Nicholas' father, refused to train his son to be Tsar. In fact he was so disdainful of Nicky's abilities, he refused to allow his ministers to share communiques with Nicky in order to understand the process of leadership. By the time of Alexander III's death in 1894, Nicky more or less stepped in cold. He had to learn whatever he did ad hoc. His uncles and ministers certainly didn't help him.
All of what eventually happened in terms of the misconception of the Tsar didn't care for his people was all a form of propaganda by those such as Giorgi Gapon who instigated the march on the Winter Palace resulting in the Bloody Sunday massacre. The notion went around "Papa Tsar didn't care for his people because he refused to come out and greet his subjects." Problem was he wasn't even in the capital as he was at Spala, their hunting lodge in Poland. The march was deliberately planned to capitalize on that fact. Then the assassination of Pytor Stolypin sealed Nicholas' feeling that terrorists were not to be dealt with. So because of that the more hardliners including Stoylpin's successor that Nicky had to go to war or else Russia would be shamed in the world. Nicky tried to stop Wilhelm from starting the war, but the full blame for what ultimately happened was Wilhelm's. The situation in Sarajevo could have been managed with some strategic diplomacy, but Wilhelm refused and mobilized. Nicky had no choice. The rest is history.
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Appreciate your thoughts but having read Mr. Smith's book - he did not leave out the assassination of Alexander the Second. Based upon all his evidence, it is not true that the dye was cast from then on out. There were a multitude of opportunities to have it all go differently, and when Nicholas decided to go to war he still commanded widespread respect. It was the war, the famine that ensued as a result, and an endless stream of lies about Rasputin that wound up being the fatal cocktail that made the downfall so spectacularly bloody and catastrophic. And according to Smith, Nicholas had multiple opportunities to prevent war - it wasn't just Wilhelm. Therefore it is true that had Rasputin been listened too, all of history could have been different. I am making a film based off of Smith's book in which I play Rasputin. So it's important to me to get the truth out there. All my best!!
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Great interview, enjoyed it immensely. I’m definitely gonna buy this book.
Vlad Dracula would make a cool episode. Or Caligula & Nero. That’s one of the great things about history, there’s no shortage of notorious villains and monsters.
Just released one on Dracula! I'll get it on RUclips soon.
Most Notorious awesome! Just in time for Halloween. Thank u for the awesome content.
Casts a whole new light on Boney M's version. 🤣🤣
Great job. Interview was great. I just wish a question about the male anatomy of this man was held in a pickle juice and what was the fascination?
Reported to be a jumbo!
What is the name of the Frenchman?
Mr. Philip I believe
Another true story of Raspy the mad monk