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Against all logic, the uneducated peasant gained entry into high society. His reputation as a mystic preceded him, and many among the elite were fascinated by spirituality, the occult, and exotic holy men. Eventually, Rasputin was introduced to Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feod…

Against all logic, the uneducated peasant gained entry into high society. His reputation as a mystic preceded him, and many among the elite were fascinated by spirituality, the occult, and exotic holy men. Eventually, Rasputin was introduced to Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. That meeting would alter the course of Russian history.