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The mysterious life and death of Rasputin - Eden Girma

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On a night in 1916, Russian aristocrats set a plot of assassination into motion. If all went as planned, a man would be dead by morning, though others had already tried and failed. The monarchy was on the brink of collapse, and they believed this man was the single cause of it all. Who was he, and why was he to blame for the fate of an empire? Eden Girma explores the life of the notorious Rasputin.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Eden Girma
Director
Luísa Holanda
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Luísa Holanda
Animator
Felipe Urbanetto, Luísa Holanda
Compositor
Gabriel Maia
Art Director
Luísa Holanda
Sound Designer
Gabriel Maia
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Liz McGlone

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