Rasputin Died Normal. They Made Him Immortal.

On December 30, 1916, Rasputin’s body was pulled from the frozen Neva River—and the story that followed became one of history’s most viral legends: poisoned cakes, poison wine, multiple gunshots, a beating… and “water in the lungs” proving he drowned alive.

But what if the “un-killable Rasputin” narrative wasn’t proof of supernatural power… but propaganda?

In this investigation, I break down:

The three supernatural claims made about Rasputin—and what forensic science says instead

Why the assassins had every incentive to create a demon myth to justify a botched murder

How the Romanovs, aristocracy, and media used Rasputin as a scapegoat for systemic failure

The British intelligence angle—and why files could still be classified a century later

This isn’t just a weird royal murder story. It’s a case study in information warfare: create a monster, flood the narrative, erase the evidence, and rewrite history.

Question for you: Do you think Rasputin was a scapegoat… or a real threat to powerful interests? Drop your take below.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – The “Unkillable” Rasputin Story
01:06 – Why This Legend Still Matters
02:12 – Who Rasputin Really Was (Not a Monk)
03:32 – How Rasputin Reached the Romanovs
05:18 – The Hemophilia “Miracles” Explained
07:42 – Doctors, Aspirin, and Buried Medical Truths
10:01 – Turning Rasputin Into a Dangerous Mystic
12:06 – The Fake Prophecy That Appeared After His Death
13:38 – The Night of the Assassination
15:42 – Poison, Bullets, Beatings: What Science Says
18:10 – The Cyanide Myth Falls Apart
20:14 – Gunshots, Survival, and Trauma Reality
22:06 – Did Rasputin Really Drown Alive?
24:01 – How the Autopsy Served the Killers
26:22 – Why the Aristocracy Needed a Monster
28:44 – Rasputin as a Political Scapegoat
31:02 – Media Smears Before the Murder
33:18 – The Playbook of Elite Propaganda
35:40 – Destroyed Evidence After the Revolution
38:06 – Yusupov Controls the Narrative
40:32 – Why Historians Still Repeat the Myth
42:18 – The British Intelligence Angle
44:37 – Why the Files Are Still Classified
46:52 – Rasputin as an Information Warfare Template
49:21 – How This Pattern Is Used Today
52:06 – The Real Conspiracy Explained
54:32 – Final Question: Who Benefits From the Myth?