{"id":95086,"date":"2026-02-11T13:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:05:56","slug":"rasputin","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasputin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How could a barely literate peasant from Siberia determine the fate of the world? Undoubtedly, the so-called &#8216;mad monk&#8217; Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. Yet their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle , one that casts an intriguing light on the controversial &#8216;great man&#8217; theory of history. Rasputin was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. He had no official position, no forces at his command. Nevertheless, he contributed more to the fall of the Romanov dynasty than any other individual. So demoralised was the Tsarist officer corps by stories of corruption, to say nothing of the rumours of his debauchery with the Empress &#8211; and even her daughters &#8211; that when the February Revolution broke out, not a sword was raised in defence of the regime. Just as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. This book examines his extraordinary life and legacy.<\/p>\n<!-- Jellybooks Discovery Plugin: Not on a regular page -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#38; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":97009,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[6231],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95086","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-history","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#038; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#038; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Borzoi Bookshop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-04T16:05:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9781399617628.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"615\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/9781399617628.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-11T13:10:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-04T16:05:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#38; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/9781399617628.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/9781399617628.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":615},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/rasputin\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shop\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Rasputin\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\",\"name\":\"Borzoi Bookshop\",\"description\":\"An independent bookseller of more than 40 years located in Stow-on-the-Wold, in the heart of the Cotswolds.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Borzoi Bookshop\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":257,\"caption\":\"The Borzoi Bookshop\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop","description":"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#38; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop","og_description":"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#38; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback","og_url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/","og_site_name":"Borzoi Bookshop","article_modified_time":"2026-06-04T16:05:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":615,"url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9781399617628.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/","name":"Rasputin - Borzoi Bookshop","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9781399617628.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-11T13:10:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-04T16:05:56+00:00","description":"Author Antony Beevor Published by Weidenfeld &#38; Nicolson ISBN 9781399617628 EAN 9781399617628 Bic Code NHB|DNBH|QRRV|QRSV Cover Hardback","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9781399617628.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9781399617628.jpg","width":400,"height":615},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/rasputin\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Rasputin"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/","name":"Borzoi Bookshop","description":"An independent bookseller of more than 40 years located in Stow-on-the-Wold, in the heart of the Cotswolds.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#organization","name":"The Borzoi Bookshop","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg","width":300,"height":257,"caption":"The Borzoi Bookshop"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/95086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=95086"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=95086"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=95086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}