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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ ræˈspjuːtɪn /; Russian: Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and faith healer.
Sep 15, 2024 · Grigori Rasputin, Siberian peasant and mystic whose ability to improve the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him a favorite at the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.
Dec 29, 2016 · A sexual deviant, mystic healer, political saboteur and renegade monk, the mysterious Rasputin was both reviled and revered during his lifetime, and became a scapegoat for...
Mar 4, 2024 · The murder of Grigori Rasputin, Russia’s infamous “ Mad Monk,” is the fodder for a great historical tale that blends fact and legend. But the death of the controversial holy man and faith...
Feb 10, 2024 · Born to Siberian peasants in 1869, self-styled holy man Grigori Rasputin rose to become an advisor to Russia's royal family under Tsar Nicholas II. Though he was born a peasant, Grigori Rasputin rose near the top of Russian society — and paid a brutal price.
Grigori Rasputin, the Siberian faith healer with links to the royal family. Grigori Rasputin was a Siberian starets (faith healer) who arrived in St Petersburg around 1904 and became an important friend and spiritual advisor to the Romanov royal family.
Grigori Rasputin, orig. Grigory (Yefimovich) Novykh, (born 1872?, Pokrovskoye, near Tyumen, Siberia, Russian Empire—died Dec. 30, 1916, Petrograd), Russian mystic influential at the court of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra.
