Review: By reviewing this file, the author explains Rasputin very effectively Through the book you will discover how his religion excused his controversial behaviour and who really murdered Rasputin, arguably causing the fall of the Tsar's You may also learn how a primitive version of the Atkins diet nearly foiled Rasputins murderers! In addition одопл to all this, the book also shows how strange the Russian imperial court was (e g Rasputin's suspected murderer, Prince Yusupov, was a known transvestite) It also teaches a lot about the relationships in the Romanov dynasty before its fall in 1917 and hrotten the structure was Annoyingly, the book does not provide much of a conclusion to Rasputin and is written more in the way of a book of sources rather than a subjective analysis It would be nice to have a summary opinion from the author who in the end leaves a load of untied threads Despite this, it is a great book and anyone wanting to know Rasputin better or even write a book on him should read this as it is a thorough and enjoyable account.  Елочная игрушка2001 г Мягкая обложка, 576 стр ISBN 0385489102.