In a twist of fate that bears a hallmark of the enduring riddle that is Russia, the deeply polarizing Russian figure dubbed Putin’s Rasputin for his rabid anti-Western views has in recent days seen his image soften in the wake of the killing of his daughter in a car bombing attack that was likely meant for him. Video images of Alexander Dugin viewing the smoldering remains of the car that 29-year-old Darya Dugina was driving outside Moscow Saturday night, his hands clasped behind his head in a pose of shock and disbelief, have rippled across Russian and global media.