After the chaos of the 1905 Revolution, the Romanov dynasty had one final decade to save itself from extinction. In this episode, we explore the strange twilight of the Russian Empire, a period dominated by two men who could not have been more different: Pyotr Stolypin, the ruthless Prime Minister who tried to force Russia into the 20th century with the "hangman's noose," and Grigori Rasputin, the Siberian mystic who dragged the monarchy back into the dark.

From the assassination at the Kiev Opera House to the terrifying secret of the Tsarevich’s hemophilia, we trace the path of a government paralyzing itself from within. Join us as we recount the "Ministerial Leapfrog" of World War I and the bizarre, chaotic night in the basement of the Moika Palace where a prince, a grand duke, and a politician tried to save the Tsar by murdering his favorite holy man.

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