The Bizarre Life & Death Of Grigori Rasputin

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • How did Russia's "Mad Monk" really die? What was the story behind his supposed healing powers? Dominique Dibbell helps us explore these questions and more in this episode of Haunting History.
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    Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with his son, Alexei the Tsarevich.
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    GREGORY RASPUTIN : c1914
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    Rasputin and the Empress.
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    Gregory Yefimovich Rasputin 1869 - 1916 Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their only son Alexei. ...
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    Alexei Nikolaevich.
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    Empress Alexandra of Russia.
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    Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin, Russian mystic and 'holy man'.
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    Grigori Rasputin and the Romanov family
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    Felix Felixovich Yusupov und Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
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    Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov.
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    Grigori Rasputin *22.01.1869-30.12.1916+monk, faith healer, Russia - with Tsarina Alexandra Romanov and her son Alexei at the Alexander Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1916.
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Комментарии • 531

  • @ChristianRMaglione
    @ChristianRMaglione 2 года назад +1039

    I loved this. Can we have one with a more in-depth view into the life of Vlad the Impaler, Elizabeth Bathory or Genghis Khan?

    • @Christofion
      @Christofion 2 года назад +23

      A Genghis Khan episode would be great!

    • @scammer9348
      @scammer9348 2 года назад +2

      @@Christofion i agree

    • @wafflesofjustice
      @wafflesofjustice 2 года назад +5

      Genghis highkey the world’s most prolific killer

    • @iamV10010
      @iamV10010 2 года назад

      I think Elisabeth Bathory might have actually been innocent! There seems to be quite a bit of evidence showing how those around her had a lot of motive to set her up to look like a deranged killer. Check it out!

    • @tc-hj9mj
      @tc-hj9mj 2 года назад +9

      I honestly want a more in depth video of Vlad III Dracula / the Impaler

  • @arunimasaha4171
    @arunimasaha4171 2 года назад +662

    even in pictures he looks scary. I wonder if I would've encounter someone like him in real life, how scary or intimidating it'll be 😮

    • @blackhawk5903
      @blackhawk5903 2 года назад

      He was a Devil worshiper, and used jinns....

    • @blackhawk5903
      @blackhawk5903 2 года назад +20

      If you Worship devil you will gain power, but only a power of evil and destruction....nothing good will come out of it

    • @ankitsen1998
      @ankitsen1998 2 года назад

      Setai

    • @yerrswearr6831
      @yerrswearr6831 2 года назад +10

      i also see evilness and bad energy in his eyes

    • @loriannrichardsshinn422
      @loriannrichardsshinn422 2 года назад +3

      Arunima Saha,u look scary 2 look in mirror

  • @Xxxxxxoxx
    @Xxxxxxoxx 2 года назад +758

    Something about his eyes look very intimidating. He does not like like the type a person that someone would want to cross paths with in a dark alley at night

    • @lanes0104
      @lanes0104 2 года назад +34

      It's giving Charles Manson vibes

    • @Cardenas50zz58
      @Cardenas50zz58 2 года назад +1

      He had beautiful eyes

    • @christineobrien7707
      @christineobrien7707 2 года назад +4

      Crazy eyes 🤪

    • @mjpretzel5354
      @mjpretzel5354 2 года назад +20

      If you look in his eyes, it feels like there’s almost some madness to them, like somethings not right. There’s this glint that would make me backup if I saw them in person.

    • @christineobrien7707
      @christineobrien7707 2 года назад +7

      @@mjpretzel5354 Almost some madness?!!I think absolute madness! Charles Manson, Ted Bundy,had "crazy eyes" There's a picture I've seen of Lizzie Borden with those crazy eyes And most everyone is familiar with her notorious actions!🤪🔪🔪

  • @stuartdoig3418
    @stuartdoig3418 2 года назад +605

    Dominique is a great speaker and presenter, more videos should have her!

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +21

      Thank you! I appreciate it.

    • @imsittingonmars
      @imsittingonmars 2 года назад +6

      Agreed! I love her storytelling

    • @gowdsake7103
      @gowdsake7103 2 года назад +6

      I agree she has a lovely speaking voice

    • @mccalejk2
      @mccalejk2 2 года назад +1

      Her voice is bland and boring. She sounds like a kindergarten teacher reading to her students.

    • @iamasalad9080
      @iamasalad9080 2 года назад

      4

  • @llManchesterUnitedll
    @llManchesterUnitedll 2 года назад +481

    The narrator has an excellent voice for these type of videos.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 года назад +8

      It is well done! No vocal fry, no "like like"s. No uptalk. Thank you, Dominique!

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +6

      Thank you!

    • @fath13ya
      @fath13ya 2 года назад +1

      @@ddibbell You are a amazing narrator

    • @lisaviesti6170
      @lisaviesti6170 2 года назад +2

      Love this historical information and the excellent narration. Keep these educational vids coming please!!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 года назад +1

      @@ddibbell yw! Hope to see more of you !

  • @lordseph
    @lordseph 2 года назад +381

    Ok, I had lost hope for this channel after Ryan and Shane left but I like how Dominique is narrating this. Will keep watching for her!

    • @cocogonzalez7398
      @cocogonzalez7398 2 года назад +4

      Wait a minute they left? Why?

    • @lordseph
      @lordseph 2 года назад +9

      @@cocogonzalez7398 They started a new youtube channel called Watcher.

  • @Tooba-K123
    @Tooba-K123 2 года назад +126

    Nobody:
    Me: Damn the animators did their job well drawing the scary features of Rasputin in Anastasia.😨

    • @Birdsong231
      @Birdsong231 2 года назад +13

      So I wasn't the only one who noticed!! They really paid attention to detail. The animated Rasputin looks scarily similar to the real Rasputin.

  • @scabs9137
    @scabs9137 2 года назад +169

    BuzzFeed, I haven't really cared about this channel since the ghoul boys left.
    This lady needs more attention this episode is awesome. More of this.

  • @Birdsong231
    @Birdsong231 2 года назад +144

    I get chills when I see a photo of him. He gives off some very bad energy... I definitely wouldn't ever want to get involved with him.

    • @Youcancallmezaara
      @Youcancallmezaara 2 года назад +10

      True man the negative vibe I get whenever I do research on him I ignore it most of the time

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 2 года назад +5

      He was not a bad man. He loved God and Jesus very, very much. He was not bad at all, other than his sexual desires. And, in that day and age, it actually wasn't that horrible a thing, believe it or not. Rasputin ACTUALLY healed the Tsarevich Alexei. He knew to not give the hemophiliac aspirin, unlike his other doctors. And he calmed the boy and his mother, which in turn, lessened the symptoms of the disease

    • @Birdsong231
      @Birdsong231 2 года назад +5

      @@CountessKitten You do realize you're saying that all his crimes against God are justified (especially adultery and being a false prophet) because he worships the Lord and His Son. I myself am a Christian (albeit very detached and strongly disagree with a large majority of the Bible and I'm LGTBA+) and I explicitly remember that one of the Ten Commandments is "You shall not commit adultery."

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 2 года назад +6

      @@Birdsong231 please, refrain from telling me what I AM SAYING! I am saying he was not evil. I'm a historian, with a degree in European history. I have a library full of books, and have decades of studies behind my statement. You have the thumbnail to this HORRENDOUSLY falsified video loaded with propaganda and peppered with folk knowledge of Rasputin, Dear. 👌

    • @mirabellaolson6410
      @mirabellaolson6410 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@Birdsong231this is 1 pot calling the other "black". Sorry, judgement doesn't look good on you.

  • @amalzuhair4495
    @amalzuhair4495 2 года назад +121

    Oh my god his eyes it's like looking straight into evil. The thumbnail gave me literal shivers.

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 2 года назад +3

      He wasn't evil

    • @frillylily8005
      @frillylily8005 2 года назад

      The sin eat him up

    • @essies4294
      @essies4294 2 года назад

      He’s just Russian. His eyes aren’t ‘evil’

    • @hobomike6935
      @hobomike6935 2 года назад

      @@CountessKitten maybe, maybe not.
      but he *was* pretty scary. Both in his hypnotic behavior, and the fact that he survived multiple life-ending accidents and attempts on his life.

    • @CountessKitten
      @CountessKitten 2 года назад +2

      @@hobomike6935 Rasputin was actually very pious. And very good. He had a good, kind heart, and he loved God, Jesus and Spirituality so much. He emoted it.
      He survived several attempts on his life because it wasn't his time. And he didn't survive arsenic laced cakes, Felix Yusupovs cohort did not lace the cakes. This is probably propaganda. In spite of his sins regarding sexual matters and vices, he was ultimately good.

  • @deadlyasasin123
    @deadlyasasin123 2 года назад +323

    Fun fact: Rasputin was poisoned with cyanide but he wasn't affected because he ate cake and drank wine in which the sugar neutralised the cyanide in his body

    • @FrstedPeachesMSP
      @FrstedPeachesMSP 2 года назад +6

      yep

    • @c7hu1hu
      @c7hu1hu 2 года назад +12

      Seeing many references related to the The Kingsman movie.

    • @smoothjester07
      @smoothjester07 2 года назад +27

      That's the story. I think it is exaggerated though. The man who killed his son with the potassium-cyanide laced pixie stick also ingested a lot of sugar the night of his death too(Halloween) but the results were very different. I think the story was made up to portray Rasputin as a more sinister character. It's amazing propaganda. I prefer the most likely made-up story.

    • @ebkjug
      @ebkjug 2 года назад

      How "Factual" is that actually. I mean scientifically you are possibly correct. So would you like to test that theory with me? Ill give you the cyanide and watch what happens while you eat cake and drink wine. k?

    • @Dee-jq2ob
      @Dee-jq2ob 2 года назад +5

      @@smoothjester07 or because he was a child, it affected him faster, then a grown man. Maybe his body had more time to counter act it?
      Idk, agree so many tales and myths with him, who knows.

  • @jaybird46
    @jaybird46 2 года назад +23

    His eyes look so haunting...

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад +113

    Fidel Castro: survived 634 assassination attempts on his life
    Rasputin: *Impressive, most impressive*
    It was a shame how he carried on!

    • @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472
      @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472 2 года назад

      At least amongst the old timers in my family, Fidel Castro was highly praised by Cubans for taking out the "American puppet" Batista.

    • @AverytheCubanAmerican
      @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад +1

      @@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472 yeah, my mom's side of the family left because of Batista and his treatment of the lower classes (my dad's side is Irish-Russian and they've been in the country much longer). Reminds me of the other military dictatorships in the Americas...such a repressive time in history

    • @pasc8699
      @pasc8699 2 года назад

      I would love a video on Castro

    • @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472
      @attackofthetheeyecreatures3472 2 года назад

      @@AverytheCubanAmerican It's pretty typical that we'd get one side of the story (or complete lies) since America has been wanting control of Cuba for a long time now. But then I hear my grandparents and great grandparents say what they say. It's like when the weather channel says it's sunny exactly where I'm at and I look outside and it's snowing.

  • @myyoutube6125
    @myyoutube6125 2 года назад +99

    I really love that we get to see the storytellers finally! It’s nice to put a face to a voice, and to know a nice person is there while I’m watching some creepy content😂

  • @ActiveinWA
    @ActiveinWA 2 года назад +161

    Well presented, comprehensive and with information I've never heard before, even though Rasputin and the Romanov's have been covered by lots of other sources. Love the narrator's voice! Haunting History you have a new fan. 👍

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +4

      Thank you!

  • @piapinata6430
    @piapinata6430 2 года назад +16

    He's so weird. He can just give you weird sensation of uneasiness just by looking at his photographs.

  • @MrsJenReyes
    @MrsJenReyes 2 года назад +167

    The fact that it took so much to kill him says alot about this man . He was definitely a talented puppet master / con artist ..in another world he would have made an amazing human being .

    • @constantnipples2428
      @constantnipples2428 2 года назад

      isn't he the guy who would have sex with animals?

    • @jkjordon1
      @jkjordon1 2 года назад +5

      Hey look, Rasputin is micheal morbius!

    • @agcons
      @agcons 2 года назад

      The autopsy showed it didn't take much at all to kill him; just a bullet to the brain.

    • @TheManinBlack9054
      @TheManinBlack9054 2 года назад

      It doesn't. IT's all a lie. No actual sources claim this

    • @cerys113
      @cerys113 2 года назад

      @@jkjordon1 LMDAO HELP

  • @razerx4414
    @razerx4414 2 года назад +11

    17:58 that voice crack thou

  • @2goblinsinatrenchcoat
    @2goblinsinatrenchcoat 2 года назад +19

    I already learned everything I need to know about Rasputin from Boney M. He was a cat that really was gone, huh?

  • @sid0946
    @sid0946 2 года назад +13

    About his death; it's possible that the assassins were either dumbasses (ie got the dose of poison wrong, shot him in the foot or arm or somewhere else that wouldn't kill you) or just made the story up entirely to make it seem like they were these super cool guys that took down this terrible evil

  • @Obsidianwitch
    @Obsidianwitch 2 года назад +11

    Dominique's voice is so powerful. I hope she's in more stuff!

  • @jaybird46
    @jaybird46 2 года назад +18

    Damn .... Been waiting for a BuzzFeed video on Rasputin for so long

  • @jackmcdonnell8505
    @jackmcdonnell8505 2 года назад +7

    Wow now I know where Charlie Manson got those eyes

  • @DrIMMANUELNGUGI
    @DrIMMANUELNGUGI Год назад +4

    Rasputin is shot and goes to Hell.
    Devil: Why aren't you catching fire? 🔥
    Rasputin: I'm here to roast you.

    • @TitanJonkler
      @TitanJonkler Год назад

      Beelzelbub: Hmph, Good luck killing him Anubis
      Anubis: I will execute my judgement towards him
      Loki: this will be fun~

  • @stacylitwin1466
    @stacylitwin1466 2 года назад +76

    So I'd given up on this channel because I had not been impressed with the quality of videos. Because of the topic and the length of the video I decided to give it another try. Some of the shorter videos seemed like they lacked research so the length gave me hope. I'm only about 4 minutes into this one and I can already say that this voice actress is amazing and makes me way more interested in the content

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +10

      Thanks so much! This was a fun one.

  • @themeltedchocolate
    @themeltedchocolate 2 года назад +12

    I'm convinced he wouldn't have seemed half as scary if he didn't have those crazy effing eyes

  • @alekseimonizmirov1395
    @alekseimonizmirov1395 2 года назад +46

    Rasputin as word has come to mean a manipulative, dangerous, charismatic man who cannot be trusted. But that's due to Grigory Rasputin himself, not the surname's Russian meaning. A good video otherwise, just got the cart before the horse there.

    • @leandradozier968
      @leandradozier968 2 года назад +3

      I think “putin” beats him out.

    • @DonnaBrooks
      @DonnaBrooks 2 года назад

      Sort of like how Judas was a Judas?

    • @DonnaBrooks
      @DonnaBrooks 2 года назад

      @@leandradozier968 What does Putin's name mean??

  • @Chibiluga
    @Chibiluga 2 года назад +8

    This episode was amazing! She is very good at storytelling.

  • @thenaandtheaspins
    @thenaandtheaspins 2 года назад +2

    I loved how the narrator presented this story. Engaging and incredible.

  • @scammer9348
    @scammer9348 2 года назад +15

    That man has the devil behind his eyes

  • @echoingemotions
    @echoingemotions 2 года назад +108

    Loved this episode! Dominique Dibbell is as always, engaging and incredible. I think she could read the ingredients of a shampoo and it would still be amazing

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +6

      Thanks so much. This was very interesting.

  • @alexgrossman8663
    @alexgrossman8663 2 года назад +35

    It’s so weird that the myths about him persist to this day. I had known him as this great mystical figure and now I see that much of that was propaganda. We need more videos like this, examining this larger than life historical figures

  • @0827.a
    @0827.a 2 года назад +21

    this was so interesting, i'd love to see a video on Elizabeth Bathory!

    • @krystynajenner8593
      @krystynajenner8593 Год назад

      The story about Elizabeth was made up by the habsburgs who wanted to take her money. And power. But yes, it is interesting 🤔

  • @irinaklimova5863
    @irinaklimova5863 2 года назад +7

    this was such a fascinating and well made video, i loved watching it! so interesting to learn more about rasputin, i never even knew half of the things that were presented in this video. keep up the great work

  • @saimonbasnet780
    @saimonbasnet780 2 года назад +6

    If you wanna make video about the mysterious unsolved case then "The Royal Massacre of Nepal" can give you thrill.
    Hope you will bring this video too..

  • @splitfries69
    @splitfries69 2 года назад +98

    *_There was a cat that really was gone
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Russia's greatest love machine
    It was a shame how he carried on
    But when his drinking and lusting
    And his hunger for power
    Became known to more and more people
    The demands to do something
    About this outrageous man
    Became louder and louder_*

  • @TerryFedora
    @TerryFedora 2 года назад +7

    Again, love this host. She's got a smooth presentation style and good voice. Enjoy her v ideos. Among the other lovely hosts you have. Very good.

  • @HAI.1
    @HAI.1 2 года назад +4

    His eyes looked evil👁👁

  • @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967
    @LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967 2 года назад +3

    The song based on him is stuck in my head. Hell forever be a respected guy

  • @devilfamily8491
    @devilfamily8491 Год назад +3

    from the mystery book of 'mysteries of the
    unexplained', rasputin's mesmerizing eyes,
    a key to his power, were once described by
    prince felix yusupov, who later claimed to
    be the monk's murderer: 'his eyes shone
    before me like a kind of phosphorescent
    light. from rasputin's eyes came two rays
    that flowed into each other and merged
    into a glowing circle, i was gradually fallin'
    into the power of this mysterious man'.

  • @germansalamanca4579
    @germansalamanca4579 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for the information!
    Regards from 🇨🇱 Chile

  • @FLUXXEUS
    @FLUXXEUS 2 года назад +6

    I swear.... "Vladimir" and "Rasputin" are the 2 most iconic russian names 🧐

  • @shadowmomochiuchiha6839
    @shadowmomochiuchiha6839 2 года назад +4

    hes pretty scary looking

  • @PeachEmpress716
    @PeachEmpress716 2 года назад +3

    “He has enough for all” aka he for the streets.

  • @louishmhtx
    @louishmhtx 2 года назад +3

    That was awesome! Haunting History for the win!

  • @ahdayum7904
    @ahdayum7904 2 года назад +5

    Thanks i already knew the basis of the story of his life but you gave me sooooo much more info! 😄

  • @marginbuu212
    @marginbuu212 2 года назад +3

    Remember that SNES fighting game, World Heroes 2, where Rasputin was a playable character? Remember his super move where he basically pulls his opponent into a flower bed and does ungodly things to them? Makes more sense now.

  • @mishraanshul0
    @mishraanshul0 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely loved the narration! Good Job

  • @davidscarlett4410
    @davidscarlett4410 2 года назад +6

    Great video 👍 would love to see more

  • @SpaceDave3000
    @SpaceDave3000 2 года назад +4

    Wow, that was something special. More like this please, if you can fathom it!

  • @Chhipz
    @Chhipz 2 года назад +4

    Great content and series. Looking forward to more!

  • @daniaburton6807
    @daniaburton6807 2 года назад +8

    I recently watched the last kings man with my husband and the Russian character portrayed in the move reminds me of Rasputin I’d recommend watching it!

  • @MissMentats
    @MissMentats 2 года назад +4

    This is how this channel should stay 👍

  • @abbysomnia624
    @abbysomnia624 2 года назад +3

    Still can't believe I know his name because of the movie Anastasia.

  • @Truthtelling12
    @Truthtelling12 3 месяца назад

    I remember watching Annastacia as a child and found Rasputin so intriguing. At the point I didn’t know he was an actual person

  • @judethaddeus9856
    @judethaddeus9856 2 года назад +6

    I love the disco song Rasputin by the group Boney M!! It tells the « story » of Rasputin..

  • @deathshead357
    @deathshead357 2 года назад +2

    Very good. In Andrew Cook's book, it is mentioned that he was shot 3 times and that the bullets were of different calibres. The two shots to the body were fired at close range and the shot to the forehead was even closer and while he was lying down. The bullet wound to the forehead is also a lot larger and suggests it was a .455 bullet like the ones used in Webley revolvers which were issued to the British soldiers. In fact there is a good chance that the British were involved in the murder. Several officers were stationed in Petrograd and Oswald Rayner who was part of the secret service, in his later years confessed to being in the palace on the night of the murder. A message was also sent back to Britain stating along the lines that "Dark forces" had been taken care of. Dark forces being a codeword for Rasputin. The reason for the British involvement could well be that they feared Russia who were allies in the war might seek a seperate peace with Germany which would be devastating for Britain as Germany would no longer have to fight a war on both fronts (East and West) and could instead send all their soldiers west.
    It is not conclusive proof, but what is true is that Oswald Rayner and others were in Petrograd at the time, messages were sent to Britain, Rayner did confess to playing a role or at least being there and the bullet wound matches that of a Webley which was a British issue firearm.
    It's also strange that gunshots were heard at 2:30 a.m, the police visited the palace and were told of the murder, then at around 6 in the morning more gunshots were heard in the courtyard. 3 and a half hours is a long time to survive a shot to the liver which should have killed him in 20 minutes.

  • @OneofthoseRainyDays
    @OneofthoseRainyDays 2 года назад +2

    This just made me realize where the Kings Man details came from as far as their fight with Rasputin goes 🤣

  • @WhyteTea-
    @WhyteTea- 2 года назад +2

    This channel is like the history channel

  • @Gypsea8
    @Gypsea8 2 года назад +3

    His eyes are extremely scary

  • @wrxtersblxck
    @wrxtersblxck 2 года назад +26

    I’d like to go back in time and interview this dude… with a mask on… apparently he didn’t smell great

    • @stacylitwin1466
      @stacylitwin1466 2 года назад +5

      Then again, how many people in that time did? Lol

    • @pheart2381
      @pheart2381 2 года назад +2

      not washing was considered an expression of religeous humility at that time in Russia,not to touch ones own flesh.

    • @wrxtersblxck
      @wrxtersblxck 2 года назад +2

      @@pheart2381 ah nah I understand that, but still not gonna stop me from masking up, ya know?

    • @wrxtersblxck
      @wrxtersblxck 2 года назад +1

      @@stacylitwin1466 good point 😅

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 2 года назад

      @@wrxtersblxck Apparently he did sleep with a number of high-born women (and many s*x-workers too).
      How they endured him getting anywhere near them... ?

  • @kateapple1
    @kateapple1 2 года назад +2

    I love this and I love the lady who did the narration keep her!!

  • @retrorainbow5861
    @retrorainbow5861 2 года назад +5

    would love to see a video about Marquise de Sade.

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 2 года назад

      *Marquis
      A fascinating man - how he managed to live through so much turbulent French history is a lesson in itself

  • @Charlesputnam-bn9zy
    @Charlesputnam-bn9zy 2 года назад +2

    14:30
    In fact, the poison used was kalium cyanide and
    the cakes & wine sugar is known to nullify or at least reduce to harmlessness its effects

  • @krylesangerbeaver
    @krylesangerbeaver 2 года назад +12

    Can you guys go through the story of Casper, and how the friendly ghost originally died?

    • @hobomike6935
      @hobomike6935 2 года назад +1

      In life, he was actually Richie Rich.
      No, really. Look him up. it's literally "Casper if he were still alive."

  • @miagrace4913
    @miagrace4913 2 года назад +1

    The narrator is my favorite from buzzfeed

  • @treehouse318
    @treehouse318 2 года назад +2

    this was great! thank you.❤

  • @justachristianboy
    @justachristianboy 2 года назад +6

    i love the host!!

    • @ddibbell
      @ddibbell 2 года назад +1

      Why, thank you!

  • @Mimi-cq4bg
    @Mimi-cq4bg 2 года назад +2

    This lady is PHENOMENAL

  • @c7hu1hu
    @c7hu1hu 2 года назад +3

    I can imagine the lust between Rasputin and Alexandria.

  • @chatontenya6489
    @chatontenya6489 Год назад +2

    Who is here after the song ''Rasputin''?

  • @laurenfairchild1040
    @laurenfairchild1040 Год назад +1

    Very interesting and nicely done. Good info thx

  • @thingamabitch
    @thingamabitch 2 года назад +2

    Rasputin is obviously a wizard who plays support, casting healing word on himself.

  • @mr.herobrinegaming844
    @mr.herobrinegaming844 Год назад +1

    Yorokobe Shounen

  • @charliepea
    @charliepea 2 года назад +2

    His life may be bizzare and his eyes may be creepy, but that song still slaps lol

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins4685 2 года назад +2

    Interesting documentary

  • @mikeoxmaul9675
    @mikeoxmaul9675 2 года назад +2

    One of the most mysterious/ ingesting men ever

  • @robynrob4867
    @robynrob4867 Год назад

    I'm in my 30's, have heard the song titled Rasputin played endlessly since childhood, and somehow, only looked up the lyrics today. I'm like, what? This is about a real person?! And some google searches lead me to this video. Wow. I've seen stuff like this in Korean period dramas, the confidant of the royalty will attract the jealousy of the court, and those court people will conspire to eliminate that one person. Like Daniel in the Bible, where the king's court set a trap to have Daniel thrown into the lion's den. Politics and power play then and now. Sigh* Thank you, Dominique Dibbell, for a thorough storytelling. Much appreciated. ❤

  • @MissKat87
    @MissKat87 2 года назад

    Wonderful, I am so glad I found this channel.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 года назад +21

    I may not be a teacher but I am still the kind of leader that women would desire

  • @pltypepyzlgppyypdpd
    @pltypepyzlgppyypdpd 2 года назад +2

    Can We please have an episode/exposé of The Vrill Society?

  • @DonnaBrooks
    @DonnaBrooks 2 года назад +2

    Wow, I've never seen photos from the autopsy or of his body by the riverside!! I didn't even know such photos existed. It's interesting that his feet are tied, but his arms aren't.

  • @saintdenis3238
    @saintdenis3238 Год назад +5

    IT looks like everyone whose name has Putin is somewhat crazy lol

  • @missmeliss4352
    @missmeliss4352 2 года назад +9

    Hes very close to the animation in Anastasia. I didn't realise he was a real person until a few years ago! Boney Ms song about him is so good lol. l Crazy how someone so awful could be such a famous figure with fun songs and cartoon movies!

  • @AngeVPV
    @AngeVPV 2 года назад +1

    Great video!

  • @gonhunter3994
    @gonhunter3994 2 года назад +3

    Yo, thx to Anastasia & Hellboy I learned about his crazy story

  • @daki1102
    @daki1102 2 года назад +1

    I loved this so much!

  • @jakobs.family.computer
    @jakobs.family.computer 8 месяцев назад

    I like you and your channel. As a young man, i aspite to carry myself like you on these vodeod, with a moxy of sincerity backed behind the confidence of raconteur without peer. Thankyou for these videos

  • @RedRobotCake
    @RedRobotCake 2 года назад +1

    I loved this!

  • @bintangdilangit3348
    @bintangdilangit3348 2 года назад +4

    Jared leto Will suit rasputin character if there is a movie

  • @dreamsteddybearsmaster
    @dreamsteddybearsmaster 2 года назад +5

    Lover of the Russian Queen :P
    EDIT: I love Dominique's and James' narrations!

  • @H3lloKittyPr3tty
    @H3lloKittyPr3tty 2 года назад +1

    I liked this speaker ! Listening to this was more interesting with her narration

  • @prasantpandey4057
    @prasantpandey4057 2 года назад +1

    Dominique you should open your own channel

  • @michellesmith7524
    @michellesmith7524 2 года назад +1

    I loved this also and would love to see more!!! ❤

  • @QuangLe-nm7ck
    @QuangLe-nm7ck 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for an objective analysis of this mystical Russian historic figure.

  • @jticklemaker1265
    @jticklemaker1265 2 года назад +4

    Rasputin was more of a symptom than a cause IMO

  • @lucbelcher7256
    @lucbelcher7256 2 года назад +2

    I enjoyed the narrator, I thought she was great!

  • @evelynlll477
    @evelynlll477 2 года назад +1

    Highly recommend the podcast Unobscured with Aaron Mahnke session 4 it's all about Rasputin along with the politics and royal Russian family

  • @Realeye66
    @Realeye66 Год назад

    Excellent, thank you

  • @reneerichburg7879
    @reneerichburg7879 2 года назад

    Wow AWESOME JOB 👍💕💓😍😃😄 KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK 👍💓💕😄😄😄