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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103 Comments
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.
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May 18, 2019 12:35AM

Debra Jenkins
RaRaRasputin, Lover of the Russian Queen. Just remembered the Boney M song to give me the answer!
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May 19, 2019 2:36AM
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.
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Dec 29, 2016 1:15AM

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.
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May 19, 2019 5:21AM
Lynn Garrett-Stephens
Bill Coe, how rude of you..,
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Dec 10, 2016 12:39AM
Laurie Gray
Bill Coe That was kinda snarky
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Dec 10, 2016 2:58PM

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.
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Jul 3, 2019 10:09PM

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.
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Jan 20, 2017 7:50AM

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.
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Jun 10, 2019 4:56PM

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
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Jun 18, 2019 1:09PM

Player
Rasputin was notorious in his life time and a fascinating historical character ever since his death more than a century ago. He was hard to kill.
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Dec 8, 2022 9:10AM

Alex Healy
Thought at first he must have been president of Russia. It seems I was proven wrong!
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Jan 10, 2021 2:09PM

illonabird
George Oliver Prince, Nothing like making sure.
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Dec 23, 2020 10:33AM

joycekingsmith
goochland, l think that's why they changed it from Rasputin to Putin. What a stellar pedigree just like his pally in the White House.
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Aug 15, 2020 7:01PM
Susan Lake-Harris
Marianne Frederick Halterman, Not hanged - shot, but yes, very sad indeed.
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Jul 22, 2020 7:34PM

joycekingsmith
njmuscat, l think it's Romonov.
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Jul 22, 2020 11:16AM

joycekingsmith
Godfather, througjh their hemophiliac son.
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Jul 22, 2020 11:14AM

Godfather
Ras also 'befriended' the first lady. Sneaky mystic
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May 13, 2020 9:03AM

Jamie
Ray Anderson, lots of jealousy and narcissism.
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Mar 13, 2020 12:05AM

Marianne Frederick Halterman
Does anyone on this site even read history? Rasputin took over the Czarina and sadly the entire family were hanged during the Revolution...
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Feb 15, 2020 8:48PM

njmuscat
erik hughes, Yep Virtually Impossible... He was also very Pally with Mrs Romovo or however ya spell her surname?
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Feb 9, 2020 7:12AM

njmuscat
Jim Adams, Yep I think that He was A.K.A. MAD Rasputin? Though not entirely sure... 😱😱😱
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Feb 9, 2020 7:11AM

njmuscat
Jennifer Dyster, Oh Yeah... 😱😱😱
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Feb 9, 2020 7:10AM

njmuscat
MAD Rasputin... 😜😜😜🤪🤪🤪
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Feb 9, 2020 7:09AM

earlepg
Sorry to say that I didn't guess it.
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Dec 23, 2019 5:28AM
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