Who was Rasputin a demonic wizard or healing saint?
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Published 2023-10-19
Hi friends, happy Thursday!
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. This guy was one of my favorite cartoon characters ever, but it turns out he’s actually based on a super creepy villain. Today we’re talking about Rasputin, the man who was possibly responsible for the fall of the Russian monarchy. He was rumored to be able to speak with animals, have magical healing powers, and even… be immortal?
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Chapters:
INTRO - 00:00
SOME RUSSIAN TEA - 01:24
ORTHODOX OBSESSED - 08:35
IT’S GIVING CULT - 15:56
CULT LEADER ERA - 25:08
ST PETE’S - 28:47
WHERE IS MY SON - 34:42
RASPUTIN IS IMMORTAL - 47:24
PICKLED PENIS - 53:46
CONCLUSION - 55:48
Dark History is an Audioboom Original.
This podcast is Executive Produced by:
Bailey Sarian, Dunia McNeily from 3arts, Kevin Grosch, and Matt Enlow From Made In Network
Writers: Katie Burris, Allyson Philobos, Joey Scavuzzo, and Bailey Sarian
Research provided by: Xander Elmore
Special thank you to Historical Consultants: Leonid Trofimov
Production Lead: Brian Jaggers
Post Supervisor: Kelly Hardin
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All Comments (21)
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Hi Bailey! Everyone mark your attendance for history class! 🩷
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I hate that I always confuse Rasputin and Rumpelstilskin when I hear their names 😂 Really throws off my history vs fairytale knowledge
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This should be retitled as, “Bailey Sarian Roasts Rasputin for an Hour”
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You could do an entire dark history episode on the Romanov family alone. So interesting!
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We appreciate Bailey's dedication and hard work over the years. She has genuinely proven herself to be one of the most reputable storytellers out there.
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Rasputin is #1 on the list of people I would not want to meet in a dark alley. Every photo of him at the time is so creepy, chills up my spine kind of creepy.
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"You can smell him through the picture" 😂 that got me
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Bailey: mentions she wants the three books for her bday. Ends up with like 100 copies of each one 😂
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Fun fact: "Rasputin" (Распутин, pronounced "rahz-POO-tin") translates to "he who has strayed from the path/way". (Further, "Putin" means "man of the path/way.") I remember reading that Rasputin wasn't born with that name, but rather he CHOSE his surname on purpose, which honestly would track if true. There are some great Russian surnames out there.
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Please do a Dark History on Ivan the Terrible and/or Catherine the Great. Pleeeeease
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"... with a YAH, and a HI-YA, and I'll kick her sir." 🦇
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Loved Anastasia. It was a beautifully animated masterpiece that deserves its own video because Disney was shaking in its boots over that one. And I also held onto hope that she was out there somewhere until my dad was like "you need to see this random history channel program" and it was about how they had found her body. He had so much beef with this children's movie and that was why. Little girls would be watching and thinking their new found favorite princess was alive and well. And she was dead.
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Anastasia has always been one of my favorite childhood movies too. I remember learning about the true history of Rasputin in my middle school Social Studies class. It's definitely an interesting story!
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I was obsessed with the Romanov family and read many books about them and what eventually happened. I truly believe that if the mother would have never met him, they may have lived.😥 He was evil incarnate, but was able to fool many, sadly
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The show ‘The Great’ does a great job at depicting him. side note: pleeease do Vlad the impaler. Now that dude is insane
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“You can smell him through the picture” sent me 😂😂
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I’m super obsessed with Russian history. You should do one on Cathrine the Great! She was wild! I read her memoirs n everything.
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Fun Fact about Maria Rasputin - She ended up moving to LA & is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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"Oh sure blame the bat, what the heck, we're easy targets!" ❤ I'm so glad it wasn't just me obsessed with this as a child. Thanks Bailey!! Wonderful as always
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Bailey! I would love it if you would do a native American series for the month of November. I know you've done quite a bit (Andrew Jackson), but I feel like there's so much more to learn. Especially in regard to all the missing native women and girls.
