Rasputin - The Mad Monk is a biography of Grigori Rasputin, the famous Russian mystic, psychic and faith healer. Rasputin was perceived as having influenced the later days of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and was said to have intentionally discredited the Tsarist government, leading some to believe that he contributed to its fall in 1917. Others saw Rasputin as a saintly mystic, visionary, and prophet. Rasputin - The Mad Monk is highly recommended for those interested in the life of Rasputin and the impact that this mysterious man had on Russian politics.