Rasputinesque

English Etymology From en Rasputin -esque. Adjective Reminiscent of Rasputin (1869–1916), Russian mystic perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Nicholas II and family. en Alex Ross Review/Music; New Singers in 'Barber' w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/17/arts/review-music-new-singers-in-barber.html 1994-03-17 The music teacher came out sounding somewhat Rasputinesque, but Mr. Ghiaurov tempered his glowering bass with a few adroit comic touches. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526104136/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/17/arts/review-music-new-singers-in-barber.html 26 May 2015 en Michael Wines TV's Impious Puppets: On Kremlin's Hit List? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/18/world/tv-s-impious-puppets-on-kremlin-s-hit-list.html 2000-06-18 The dolls -- a jug-eared, sheep-eyed President Vladimir V. Putin; his Rasputinesque staff chief, Aleksandr Voloshin; dead-on renditions of balding Communists, woolly-headed right-wingers and other famous rogues -- are the cast of "Kukly," which wrapped up its weekly filming late Thursday on a ramshackle sound stage near the Moscow River. https://web.archive.org/web/20250930063448/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/18/world/tv-s-impious-puppets-on-kremlin-s-hit-list.html 30 September 2025 en eponyms