Who was Grigori Rasputin?

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин) was a Russian peasant, mystical faith healer and a trusted friend to the royal family of the last Tsar of Russia. In fact, there is much uncertainty over his life and degree of influence he exerted over the royal family.

However, most historians say that his influence and position may have been exaggerated, though his presence really played an important role in the increasing unpopularity of the Imperial couple.

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Ray Anderson

why are so many people on this site so nasty to each other? - its only a game and its good to learn stuff so come on, lets be civil and just enjoy it.

Debra Jenkins

RaRaRasputin, Lover of the Russian Queen. Just remembered the Boney M song to give me the answer!

anthonygriffin

Bill Coe, actually, I just learned about the "Russian Mystic" while reading the write-up. The moral to the story is that "you're never too old, to learn something new" in life.

Jennifer Dyster

I was fascinated by the assassination story. He was very difficult to poison drown etc. Came across the story aged 11 in Dads collected the London Illustrated News papers.

Lynn Garrett-Stephens

Bill Coe, how rude of you..,

Laurie Gray

Bill Coe That was kinda snarky

Louise C.

Ray Anderson, Well said, this is only a game and we should be enjoying it, not using this to be nasty to other people.

Purita Fleschhut

Bill Coe - Where else could one learn about Rasputin? I learned about him in a book about the Romanovs, last emperor of Russia, unseated through revolution and eventually, the entire family executed.

Karin Johansson

Maho girl, it is a good song. It was banned in Russia for a long time. They are very sensitive about their history.

Mary Chandler

I Ray Anderson, I agree with you. I cannot believe as to responses of people on not this site but many more. It’s so sad that people have got into this state. Rarely is anything good anymore. No one has any empathy. Sad