Grigori Rasputin with David Sipress

<p>Ben and cartoonist David Sipress discuss the fall of the Russian Empire by examining the famous Siberian mystic whose life is steeped in legend, Grigori Rasputin.</p> <p><br></p> <p>David Sipress has been a staff cartoonist at <em>The New Yorker</em> since 1998 and has published nearly seven hundred cartoons in the magazine. He also studied Russian History&nbsp;in the Department of Soviet Studies at Harvard University.</p> <p><br></p> <p>His new book, <em>What's So Funny?: A Cartoonist's Memoir</em>, is now available and can be purchased using this link:</p> <p>https://www.amazon.com/Whats-So-Funny-Cartoonists-Memoir/dp/0358659094</p> <p><br></p> <p>For more information on David Sipress and to view some of his cartoons, visit his website:</p> <p>https://www.davidsipress.com/the-author</p>