Henri Troyat. Rasputin

Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin is a complex, powerful, and mysterious figure. Who among us hasn't heard of him, even if only briefly? Some fear him, others shrug—a corrupter, a scoundrel, a drunkard. But until now, it seems, no one has taken a closer look at him than A. Troyat, whose work is presented to the reader. Vast layers of slander have been heaped upon such an extraordinary and powerful figure as Rasputin, for the greater the personality, the more fables surround him. The author took on a difficult task: clearing away the thicket of prejudice, he revealed to the world a new, unfamiliar, and, most likely, genuine "Elder Grigory."