The Rasputin File

By: Edvard Radzinsky, Judson Rosengrant - translator

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

From the bestselling author of Stalin and The Last Tsar comes The Rasputin File, a remarkable biography of the mystical monk and bizarre philanderer whose role in the demise of the Romanovs and the start of the revolution can only now be fully known.

For almost a century, historians could only speculate about the role Grigory Rasputin played in the downfall of tsarist Russia. But in 1995 a lost file from the State Archives turned up, a file that contained the complete interrogations of Rasputin’s inner circle. With this extensive and explicit amplification of the historical record, Edvard Radzinsky has written a definitive biography, reconstructing in full the fascinating life of an improbable holy man who changed the course of Russian history.

Translated from the Russian by Judson Rosengrant.

Critic reviews

“[G]ripping...a story almost Tolstoyan in its complexities and ironies.”–The New York Times Book Review

“[N]o reader can come away from [this] biography without a powerful impression of the charm and charisma of the semi-literate bearded peasant from Siberia.”–The Economist

Great read

I found the book to be very interesting and engaging. So much has already been written on Rasputin, but I really enjoyed this in depth study using the newly found Rasputin file to fill in a lot of detail. Written by someone who knows the topic and Russian history very well. The reader did a good job. I did not lose interest.

Amazing history

I am so glad I now know this true history and for the author’s efforts to bring out truth. His favorite phrase is “semi-illiterate peasant”. I am sad for such evil on our beautiful full world. How much wickedness can be brought about by one man, over and over. Jesus Christ is the answer, but beware of wolves in sheep clothing.

wild story

it was a fascinating tale that really peeled back the layers of the mysterious man that was Rasputin

Incredible Story of a previously mysterious man

Absolutely was hooked from the first paragraph. Entertaining, sad, hilarious, rich in history and descriptions - I cannot brag about this book enough. Beyond highly recommend.

The details of his like and death.

How Rasputin shaped the lives and fortunes of those around him long after his death. The details of the beginnings of WW 1 and Rasputin
‘S predictions.