About this episode
Antony Beevor discusses his book on Rasputin and the downfall of the Romanovs.
Sir Antony Beevor, an historian based in London, has authored 13 books which have sold at least 8.5 million copies and been translated into 35 different languages. In his latest book, he focuses on Rasputin and the downfall of the Romanovs. The country is Russia and the timeframe is the early 1900s. Sir Antony Beevor, on his official website, sums up his findings this way: "Grigori Rasputin, a barely literate peasant from Siberia, is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in modern history. In a bizarre reversal of the Great Man Theory of History he had no official position and no mass following…" His book details Rasputin's relationship with the czar and czarina of Russia before their downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Antony Beevor
Topics covered
- history
- Rasputin
- Romanovs
- early 1900s
- Russia
- biography
Keywords
- Antony Beevor
- Rasputin
- Romanovs
- history
- Russia
- biography
- early 1900s
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: C-SPAN
Books & works: Rasputin
Places: Russia
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