He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire.

Nov 8, 2025 · 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 …

Jun 1, 2024 · With no shortage of accusations and rumors of vile and depraved actions, Grigoriy Yefimovich Rasputin was a very controversial figure. He was a mysterious man with many …

May 28, 2025 · Grigori Rasputin (1869 to 1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894 to 1917).

Apr 3, 2014 · Rasputin became swept up in the events of the Russian Revolution and met a brutal death at the hands of assassins in 1916. Born to a Siberian peasant family around 1869, …

Aug 13, 2021 · Grigori Rasputin is a man about whom countless myths and tall tales abound. But in many cases where this Russian mystic and self-professed holy man is concerned, stories …

Oct 6, 2022 · Rasputin’s assassination was poorly planned, resulting in his survival of multiple attempts. Mystically speaking, Rasputin was a faith healer who integrated himself into the …

Rasputin had a knack for soothing the suffering of the ailing heir to Russia’s throne, the child Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich. That won him the favor of the kid’s parents, the Tsar and …

Aug 13, 2023 · Grigori Rasputin, a name that still sends shivers down the spines of history enthusiasts, was a Siberian-born mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who would play an …

Grigori Rasputin gained remarkable access to the Russian royal family during one of the most turbulent periods in the empire’s history. His influence over the Romanovs shocked the court …