it is said that Rasputin played an important role in the downfall of the mighty Romanovs empire which ruled over Russia for around 300 years.
Grigori Rasputin was a self-professed holy man who is without doubt one of the most fascinating characters of the world history. Rasputin became close to the family of the last Russian Czar specially to his wife and it is said that Rasputin played an important role in the downfall of the mighty Romanovs empire which ruled over Russia for around 300 years. Let's know more about the 'mad' monk:
1. Rasputin was born a peasant
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Rasputin was born in a remote Siberian village to peasant parents. His father was an illiterate farmer.
2. Rasputin had a wife and seven children
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Rasputin married a peasant girl named Praskovya Dubrovina and the couple went on to have seven children.
3. Rasputin spent several months at a monastery
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In 1897, Rasputin went on a pilgrimage to the Saint Nicholas Monastery at Verkhoturye. There, he changed completely and returned to his village as a totally changed man. For next few years, Rasputin travelled around the country as a self-styled holy man. Rasputin claimed to have powers to heal the sick and that's why he was introduced to Czar and his wife because their only son was suffering a from a life-threatening disease.
4. Rasputin described himself as a “Christ in miniature”
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According to biographer Frances Welch, Rasputin once told the Russian Czar that he was 'Christ in miniature'.
5. Rasputin was assassinated in 1916
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Rasputin was shot dead by Prince Felix Yusupov on December 29, 1916.
