The Rasputin Effect

Rasputin certainly played an important role in the Romanov’s downfall. But I’m not sure their story would have turned out differently if the monk hadn’t been a part of it. After all, Rasputin only held sway with the imperial couple because they believed he could save their hemophiliac son, Alexei. Heir to the throne – their only son – they were desperate to cure him. Before Rasputin appeared on the scene, they’d already called in dozens of medical specialists. When that didn’t work they turne...