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The rumor of Rasputin and the Russian Queen is much much older than the song though.
I don't think it was ever confirmed either. Tzar Nicholas did often leave to WW1 front to inspect troops (and other kingly duties), so it's just Rasputin and the Queen left in Moscow....
It might be bullshit. It might not be. But Rasputin's family line were dealing with said rumors for a century or more.
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The Rasputin story is intrinsically tied to the Anastasia story and both are based of off revolutionary narratives following the Russian civil war.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uXTcqWE0vwJgQ6iQJSDYV
Edit: Meant to say that because the Russian revolution was so propagandized, most of the info people believe about it is bullshit.
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It sounds like the kind of rumor that Rasputin would spread about himself.
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Vitally, there's no evidence to believe it's true
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I mean, you can read it all here.
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I doubt the rumors slapped like the song though
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He was Russia's greatest love machine.
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A cat that really was gone.
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4 of his great grandchildren are still around. One came forward publicly, not the rest as they mostly stay hidden since it was still taboo to admit who their great grandfather was until somewhat recently.
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President John Tyler has grandchildren that are still alive. Tyler died before Rasputin was born.
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WTF in a decade of sitting through Pointless only because it's on at dinner time, how have I never heard Xander mention John Tyler?!?
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