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Grigori Rasputin came into a position of power with the Russian royal family due to his ability to treat their son Alexei who was a hemophiliac. What are the leading theories to how he was able to consistently treat the heir, when doctors at the time were unsuccessful?

by /u/NavDivad in /r/AskHistorians

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