{"product_id":"rasputin-the-saint-who-sinned-paperback","title":"Rasputin: The Saint Who Sinned - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Moynahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrigory Efimovich Rasputin--drinker, thief, womanizer--arrived in St. Petersburg in 1903 as if from the medieval past . . . tattered, black-clad, muttering. By the time of his sensational murder thirteen years later, the peasant was the \"beloved Friend\" of Czar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, with a seemingly supernatural power to stop the bleeding attacks of their hemophiliac son, Alexis. How could it have happened? As on society lady of the time asked, \"How could so pitiful a wretch throw so vast a shadow?\"Drawing on confidential police reports, cabinet meeting memos, and many documents only now available, Moynahan sheds new light on Rasputin's life and disputes some of the widely held details of his death. The \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e called the book \"balanced and well-researched\" hailed its \"shrewd analysis of the ways in which Rasputin's manipulative abilities meshed with the emotional needs of isolated, superstitious members of czarist aristocracy. It is an unforgettable portrait of an age as well as of a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Moynahan\u003c\/b\u003e was a foreign correspondent and European editor with the \u003ci\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has traveled frequently to Russia and is the author of three previous books on Russian history: \u003ci\u003eClaws of the Bear, Comrades\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.22 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762665455904,"sku":"9780306809309","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/39b1c84a7b199f65174979ace4192bbb.webp?v=1780223252","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rasputin-the-saint-who-sinned-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}