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Rasputin Grigori Efimovich . ?1871--1916, Siberian peasant monk, notorious for his debauchery, who wielded great influence over Tsarina Alexandra. He was assassinated by a group of Russian noblemen Rasputin (1871–1916) debauchee who preached and practised doctrine mixing religious fervor with sexual indulgence. [Russ. Hist.: NCE, 1770] See : Debauchery Rasputin immoral person of tremendous power and seeming invulnerability. [Russ. Hist.: Espy, 339–340] See : Evil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It's looking like Kobe was not the Rasputin of the locker room, which is not to say Shaq was, but he is the guy with a history (see: Penny Hardaway) that can't be ignored because he has this really cute boyish smile. As Roy Sherwood, the jump-started adulterous reformer of "The Flea Circus" says, Fenstemaker is "Mahatma Gandhi and Rasputin . There follows a James Bondish romp across Russia and America as Lord connects with a female Russian circus acrobat, works through a prophecy by Rasputin, and solves a mystery surrounding the murders of Nicholas II and his family. |
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