Thomas Dworzak Rasputin's penis. "Ra-Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine," Boney M. Jar purported to contain Grigorii Rasputin's penis, Sochi, Russia. The "mad monk" won influence over the Russian imperia
(...) l family with his alleged ability to stop the Tsarevich Alexei's bleeding (he suffered from haemophilia). After Tsar Nicholas II made himself commander-in-chief of the Russian army during World War One, Rasputin's influence in domestic politics grew. His debauchery, including rumours of an affair with the Tsarina, only increased the imperial family's unpopularity. Sochi, Russia. 2012. © Thomas Dworzak | Magnum Photos