The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped Bring Down the Russian Empire

by Greg King

Book Overview

Drawing on newly revealed documents from the St. Petersburg police files and containing many previously unseen photographs, a suspenseful recreation of the plot to murder Rasputin chronicles the life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559722959
• ISBN13: 9781559722957
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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A wonderful book that give a just account of the Prince himself. Not your ordinary biography or history book, and it reads like a detective story, unfolding the final act of murder and sustaining reader curiosity even though the victim and the murderer are known.

Beautiful book and well-written

An absolutely beautiful book with interesting photos. The book is so well-written, that the characters in pre-revolutionary Russia come to life and one gets a feeling of the "hardship" Felix and Irina endured when in exile. It is astounding that a "mad" monk could have such an influence over the tsarina and her imperial court. Personally, I admire Prince Felix Youssoupov for taking such a drastic action in those troubled times. After reading this book, I bought his book "Lost Splendour" which gives generally a very good impression of what life was like in pre-revolutionary Russia and there are some funny chapters in it as well. It ends with the tragic exile from Yalta sailing towards the unknown.

A detailed look at two enigmatic lives

The author does a wonderful job of separating the myths and the truth concerning the lives of the "Mad Monk" Rasputin and his killer, Felix Youssoupov. Rich in detail, I felt like I was in Tsarist Russia, watching the dramatic events as they unfolded. Recommended reading for any history buff.

King cleverly details scandalous lives of murderer & victim.

Greg King tells a great story, from the sordid affairs and intricacies of the European aristocracy to the history of that era. Rasputin's death and life reads like fiction. The details of Youssoupov's life pre and post Rasputin draw interesting parallels between the killer and his victim. On par with Massie's "Romanovs: The Final Chapter".