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[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 80 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

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.

[–] Rooskie91 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anastasia survived as an amnesiac who was taught by a con-man to act like a Princess again but then slowly regains her memories before shattering the phylactery of Rasputin because Rasputin's incompetent bat familiar couldn't catch it.

You know. Once upon a deceeeeeeeemmmmmbeeeerrrrrrrrr!

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is Bartok slander and I will not stand for it!

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'll double check the finale right after I get a brand new VHS player to check the tapes. But I do admit that I'm working off of memory here, lol.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I may have missed him, since I never saw the movie, but I don't think I saw a bat in this sequence.

https://youtu.be/lrGIfJdbUHY

[–] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Bartok! Bartok! Bartok! Bartok!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

It sounds like the kind of rumor that Rasputin would spread about himself.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I mean, you can read it all here.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Vitally, there's no evidence to believe it's true

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I doubt the rumors slapped like the song though