# Rasputin — The Secret City character guide

> Rasputin in The Secret City by Hugh Walpole.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-ix

## Who they are

The historical mystic, mentioned as a figure of influence in Petrograd.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/ix)

Rasputin's murder is the central topic of the day, casting a symbolic shadow over the city and influencing the mood of the characters.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/xi)

The murder of Rasputin hangs over the city, and the narrator senses his malicious soul still watching.

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