Rasputin

In December 1916, the infamous mystic, Grigori Rasputin, was murdered by Russian aristocrats. Rasputin, a Siberian peasant and wandering holy man, had become a powerful figure at the Russian Imperial court. The Czar and his wife believed Rasputin had special powers that could heal their son, who was suffering from haemophilia. Using written accounts and archive recordings of those who had met Rasputin, we tell the story of the 'Mad Monk'. (Photo: Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and courtesan. Credit: Dmitri Wasserman/Getty Images)

You can listen to Rasputin online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Rasputin is an episode from Witness: Witness Archive 2015 by BBC.

This episode is 9:07 long.

This episode was published on Dec 29, 2015.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Witness: Witness Archive 2015 when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.