{"product_id":"rasputin-by-douglas-smith-9781447245858","title":"Rasputin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly a century after his murder, Rasputin remains as divisive a figure as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWas he really a horse thief and a hard-drinking ruffian in his youth? Was he a devout Orthodox Christian, or was he in fact just a fake holy man? Are the stories of his enormous sexual drive, debauchery, and drunken orgies true, or simply a myth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did he come to know the emperor and empress and wield so much influence over them? What was the source of his healing power? Was Rasputin running the government in the final years of his life? And if so, was he acting on his own or on the orders of more powerful, hidden forces?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDid Prince Yusupov and his fellow conspirators act alone, or were other parties involved in Rasputin's murder? Were British secret agents or even an underground cell of Freemasons involved, as has been claimed? And to what extent did Rasputin's murder doom the Romanov dynasty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on major new sources hitherto unexamined by western historians, Douglas Smith's book is the definitive biography of this extraordinary figure for a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243811451116,"sku":"9781447245858","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781447245858-rasputin-1.jpg?v=1787989528","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/rasputin-by-douglas-smith-9781447245858","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}