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Rasputin The Mad Monk AwaitingStock Enfolding closed-back design seals inIn early 20th century Czarist Russia, Rasputin, a wild eyed peasant monk, mysteriously demonstrates his healing powers by saving a woman's life and asking only for wine and Bacchanalian celebration in return. Soon Rasputin uses his evil charm and powers to become increasingly manipulative and violent. Ferocious, devious, sensuous and other worldly, this uncouth peasant ingratiated himself into the lives of the sophisticated royal class.