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The first wave of sensationalized media coverage surrounding Rasputin's orgies emerged during his lifetime. Newspaper articles and pamphlets circulated in Russia and Europe, portraying him as a demonic figure, leading decadent and sinful orgies, and exercising undue influence over the royal family. These early accounts were often exaggerated or fabricated, cementing Rasputin's reputation as a mystic charlatan and sex-obsessed libertine.