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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2025-06-10, day precision Aliases: rasputins

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Rasputin

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...family, they start to ally themselves with a priest named Gregory Rasputin, all right? If he looks scary, it's because this is a very..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...family, they start to ally themselves with a priest named Gregory Rasputin, all right? If he looks scary, it's because this is a very..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Stalin Warped History To His Will (2025-06-10, day precision).

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Nicholas II's personal decency is irrelevant to statecraft; Jiang presents him as unequipped for a time of war, famine, discontent, Rasputin scandal, and revolution.

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Stalin Warped History To His Will

2025-06-10, day precision · Civilization #59: The Man of Steel

Transcript

"And Rasputin was very good at calming down Alexei. So Rasputin became a member of the royal family, essentially. But people, the Russian people,..."

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