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Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin, commonly known as Rasputin, was a Russian monk that worked directly for the Romanovs. He was said to have psychic, mystic, and healing powers. Tsar Nicholas II employed Rasputin to help heal his son's hemophilia. Rasputin became a close adviser to the Tsar, and some feel had a large role in the downfall of the Romanov reign.
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Did rasputin try to kill Anastasia of Russia?
Rasputin had a bad reputation and was much maligned by the nobility who spread many rumors about him that, unfortunately, became history. While he did enjoy dancing and partying, he was primarily a man of God, a healer and pro-peace. He was hated also because he helped, along with his Jewish secretary Simanovitch, many many Jews who were severely oppressed and deprived of rights at that time. While the memoirs of his secretary do contain a lot of court gossip, what is true is that Rasputin was very against war and advised the tsar not to fight other countries. People say he 'meddled' in Russian politics, though what he was trying to do was have cabinet ministers appointed who were both for peace and for restoring equal rights to Russian peasants and Jews (who were slaughtered in their towns, in raids called pogroms). He was also a healer with a great knowledge of Tibetan and Siberian herbs, which he often used to help the young tsarevitch. He was very loyal to the imperial family, spoke to the children in a fatherly way, and wanted nothing more than for Nicholas to be a tsar of all of the Russian people, not just the nobles. He was not at all the evil individual portrayed in films and cartoons. In fact, he even forgave and refused to press charges against those who made attempts on his life, because he was all about forgiveness and love. Read the two biographies his daughter Marya Rasputin wrote (not the current novel out there - a fictionalized account of his daughter). And the Russian historian, Edvard Radzinsky, in his book, "The Rasputin Files", even admits that Rasputin helped many Jews and disenfranchised people gain the homes, educations, jobs, and other basic rights that they needed to survive.
How does the song Ra Ra Rasputin describe the influence Rasputin had on Russia?
I don't think Boney M had historical accuracy in mind when they recorded the song. Whatever you feel about the lyrics is probably about as deep s they go.
Answer 2Without getting into the depth or accuracy of the lyrics, it's still possible to answer the original question by rereading the lyrics. Rasputin is said to be"big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow"
"Most people looked at him with terror and with fear"
"He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstasy and fire"
"In all affairs of state he was the man to please"
"For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son"
The latter verse is probably, the most complete and accurate description of the influenced Rasputin had on the royal family and, thus, Russia.
I heard he was short 5'3" - 5'4" but other sources put him at well above average at 6'2"+.
How did rasputin help destroy the Russian empire?
What is her motive in killing her sister?
Couldn't fit it in the question box so here it is:
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met
this guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy
was amazing, so much her dream guy she believed him to
be just that! She fell in love with him right there,
but never asked for his number and could not find him.
A few days later she killed her sister. Question: What
is her motive in killing her sister?
She thought that by doing so the guy would show up at her sister's funeral. She was a psychopath - she wanted to see the man again, and only phychos would think of murdering a relative just to get that result. Part of a test designed by a psychiatrist.
* Originally Answered By * Lara Croft & Lick_My_Toad
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i am reading the book and the teacher is not accctually called rasputin that is his nickname hope this helps xxx
Was rasputin a man or monster?
Rasputin: Also called the mad monk, seer, healer and prophet. He was born in 1869 and was a mystic man from Russia.
How did the Russians get rid of Rasputin?
He was murdered in December of 1916 by a group of nobles who felt he had too great an influence over Tsarina Alexandra and her husband, Tsar Nicholas II.
They attempted to poison him, but when that had no affect, he was shot four times and beaten before his body was wrapped in a carpet and thrown into the frozen Neva River, where he died from drowning.
Christopher Lee in Hammer's RASPUTIN THE MAD MONK
Tom Baker in NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA
Prince Felix Yusoppov along with Grand Duke Dimitry; the Tsar's nephew-in-law and cousin respectively are considered the chief conspirators and perpetrators in the killing of Grigory Effimovich Rasputin. Later in exile Prince Yussopov would recount (with imperial majesty) the evening of Rasputins death outside of the Yusspov palace along the Moika Canal in Petrograd as it was know at the time in the winter of 1916. Prince Yusoppov along with his wife Princess Irina, capitalized on Rasputins infamy for financial gain repeatedly as emigres without an income. Something that would have been verboten before exile as wholly beneath their social station.
He was assassinated by a group of aristocrats led by members of the royal family, the Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich and Prince Felix Yusupov. There are many legends about his death, but the most accepted story seems to be the following:
Rasputin was invited to Yusupov's palace, where he ate and drank food and wine laced with cyanide. He was unaffected by the poison, so Yusupov shot him. Rasputin survived this gunshot, and attacked Yusupov, so the other nobles shot him in the back three times. Rasputin still was not dead at this point, so he was clubbed by the nobles, wrapped into a sheet with his hands and feet tied and thrown into the icy Neva River. The autopsy revealed that he died from drowning but escaped the sheet and bonds
Source: Century of Change : Europe from 1789 to 1918 by E. Alyn Mitchner and R. Joanne Tuffs
Did Rasputin have family support in the Romanov case?
Yes, most of the family supported Rasputin, Although he died before the Tsar abdictated the throne.
Well, to be more specific, the Tsar and Tsarina, as well as their children, loved Rasputin who provided them with great spiritual comfort, as well as easing the episodes of the hemophiliac tsarevitch. However, the Tsar's mother, uncles, cousins, and other relatives hated Rasputin and the Tsarina, who was not Russian by birth (she was born in Germany and raised in England). So Tsar Nicholas and his immediate family were somewhat isolated from the other relatives because of their disaste for both the Tsarina and Rasputin.
Why was the song Rasputin Banned in the Soviet Union?
Because of the last line, "Oh, those Russians."
Did rasputin have feelings for tsarina in Russia?
From the things I have read about Rasputin he was quite charismatic, but the only feelings he had for the Tsarina was for the contacts and power she could give him.
Did Rasputin do anything good in his life?
Yes Rasputin did do good during his life. He gave comfort to not only Alexi the heir to the throne of Russia, but his whole family as well. He was one of the only people outside the family that knew that Alexi was sick and he was the only one that could help him when Alexi had a hemophilia attack. This gave the family some form of relief.
What significant events has rasputin been a part of?
Grigori Rasputin, a Russian mystic, played a notable role in the latter years of the Romanov dynasty, particularly through his influence over Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. He gained prominence for his purported healing abilities, especially regarding their son, Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. Rasputin's involvement in political decisions and his controversial presence in the royal court contributed to widespread discontent and unrest in Russia, ultimately leading to the Russian Revolution. His assassination in December 1916, orchestrated by nobles opposed to his influence, marked a dramatic turning point in the tumultuous final days of the monarchy.
