The Russian historical drama series "Grigory R." has earned a reputation as the finest screen production devoted to exploring the fate of the notorious Grigory Rasputin, who rose from an ordinary Siberian peasant to become the Tsar’s adviser. Countless myths, each more outrageous than the last, swirl around this man’s name; Rasputin has become part of global folklore—but what was he really like? The eight-episode project by Andrei Malyukov, starring Vladimir Mashkov in the title role, attempts to answer this question. The plot is structured as a police investigation conducted by Moscow investigator Heinrich Ivanovich Switten. Having received an order from Kerensky, head of the Provisional Government, he must gather enough facts to name Rasputin as the chief culprit behind the misfortunes that have befallen the country. As he delves deeper into the investigation, Switten begins to understand that he is dealing with a man endowed with the gift of healing; however, whether Rasputin truly is a "spawn of hell" remains for him to determine.
