Coming up this week, a double episode looking at the eccentric, charismatic and opportunistic figure that was…. Grigori Rasputin. Born a peasant in the Siberian wilderness, Rasputin expertly grasped opportunity to become one of, if not the, most powerful man in Russia.

In this double episode, I’ll explore Rasputin’s life, how he rose to power and prominence by being in the right place at the right time, and how his life was cut short by those who feared that the master opportunist had gone one step too far and burned one bridge too many.

Part 1 will be released on Monday September 9. Part 2 will be released on Thursday September 12.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Podington Bear - Elephants on Parade
Alan Spiljak – Clouds
Alan Spiljak – Forgotten
Alan Spiljak – Light Blue
Alan Spiljak – Empty Days
Alan Spiljak – Stars Above
Alan Spiljak – Not the End
Alan Spiljak - Sun

Bibliography
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/rasputin
https://historycooperative.org/mad-monk-grigori-rasputin-story/
https://time.com/4606775/5-myths-rasputin/
https://www.totallytimelines.com/grigory-rasputin-1869-1916/
https://culturacolectiva.com/history/rasputin-khlysty-unorthodox-russian-religious-sect
https://allthatsinteresting.com/rasputin-history
https://ersjdamoo.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/iliodor-rasputin-and-world-war-i/
Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy – Douglas Smith