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Referenced when discussing the atmosphere of St. Petersburg and later when noting that Raskolnikov, the murderer in the novel, supposedly lived about three blocks from where Rasputin was murdered.

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Referenced when comparing a character (Stavrigan) to a real person who was imprisoned for raping an underage girl, noting the story is 'incredibly reminiscent' of the novel.

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Referenced as a short story that some scholars believe Yusupov's account of murdering Rasputin was 'clearly actually a rip-off of.'

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Referenced (as 'Karamazov and all that') when discussing the importance of holy men, elders, and monks in Dostoevsky's works and Russian culture.

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Referenced at the end of the episode when reflecting on how historical sources that wallow in pornographic material about figures like Rasputin are similar to ancient sources about Roman emperors.