on, mad dancing and orgiastic sex, this mix of religious piety and sexual intemperance pleased Rasputin and later he greatly impressed the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian peasants with his charisma and ability to heal the sick. But contrary to popular beliefs Rasputin was neither a monk nor a priest.
             In 1903 heir to the Russian throne, Alexis, was diagnosed with haemophilia a disease inherited from his great grandmother Queen Victoria. The public was not informed of Alexis' illness. One day Alexis hit h
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