Rasputin: The drunk Russian monk who refused to die | ASSASSINS
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as posted by the channelIt’s said that Rasputin, the so-called ‘mad monk’, had supernatural abilities, could hypnotise people, and was quite a philanderer...
It’s also said that he was incredibly tricky to assassinate…
But how much of that is true?
And what’s with people claiming to have preserved his severed penis in a jar?
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: John Jacobs
Video Producer: Tejas Bhat
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
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