The name of Grigory Rasputin is often associated with mysticism and evil, and the veil of legends and rumors woven around his personality still hides the true essence of a person who has had a strong influence on the royal family and its environment for more than ten years. From the pages of B. Moinehen's book, Rasputin appears as a person even more interesting than the myth created about him, in which the base was inextricably adjacent to the sublime and spiritual. Based on numerous documents, some of which became available only a few years ago, the author sheds light on little-known facts from the life of the "holy sinner" and re-emphasizes the facts of the known, helping us better understand our past and present.