Personal Influence of Grigori Rasputin

The cause of the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 was impacted by many; these people and events include: Nicholas himself (Tsar), Alexander, Rasputin, WWI and the Russian revolution.

It must be concluded that although Rasputin did have an influence in the increasing discontent felt by many Russians and their loss of faith in Nicholas’ ability to rule, there were many other reasons for the downfall of the Romanovs. Among these were the fact Nicholas was not a strong leader to begin with this is proven by the defeat in the war, the Tsarina’s influence over him, his irrational decision to go fight in the war and is inability to provide social, economic and political instability for

Rasputin was a monk and self appointed mystic, however he was mainly known throughout Russia as a drunk and womaniser. His nickname itself meant ‘immoral’. The family became close to Rasputin due to his miraculous ability to calm and ‘heal’ the Tsarevich Alexei. The people were not fully aware of Alexei’s condition so Rasputin’s role in the court was always somewhat mysterious and for the people, alarming. The family were so close with Rasputin that it was a common belief

One certainty is that Rasputin had a considerable influence on the Romanov dynasty. Rasputin’s exact date of birth is unknown, but it is estimated to be around the 1860’s or the early 1870’s. He was born in the Serbian village of Pokrovskoe (Frost). There is not much definitively known about his early childhood. There are only a few anecdotal tales, some which describe him having psychic powers.

Only three months past and Nicholas had Protopopov made the new minister of interior. Once again, Rasputin had his way. “ ‘God bless your new choice of Protopopov,’ Alexandra exclaimed. ‘Our Friend says you have done a very wise act in naming him’.” This quote is obviously tied to the themes of religion, politics AND manipulation. Rasputin manipulates Alexandra into believing what he does, and into telling Nicholas II that by listening to her (thus Rasputin) choice in political figures, the tsar was approved by God, an idea that Nicholas II could draw the conclusion that as long as he listens to his wife(a.k.a. Gregory Rasputin) he will always be right by the Church. It’s ironic that the author uses rather sophisticated language due to that Rasputin, though he appears to be a flamboyant monk with too much love for alcohol, is an intelligent, deceiving

THE PARANOIA AROUND THE RUSSIAN MYSTIC INFLUENCER GRIGORI EFIMOVICH RASPUTIN WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT LED TO THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. Rasputin was a Russian mystic/holy man who was close to the Tsar Nicolas II of Russia and his family from 1906-1916. It was believed that Rasputin had a special relationship with the Tsarina Alexandra Feodoronva and had some sort of influence over her decisions. Due to people's paranoia, they slowly distrusted, and subsequently overthrew, the Russian government under the Romanov Dynasty, which had ruled since 1613. This distrust and fear led way for the murder of the Tsar and his family. All this set into motion the development of the Soviet Union, Berlin Wall, and the Communist party.

Grigori Rasputin Ra Ra Rasputin Lover of the Russian Queen are the lyrics from Boney M that tell just a fraction of Grigori Rasputin’s strange and mysterious life. His life and history is peculiar and odd. It is a history that many are not familiar with. His childhood, experiences and assassinations show Rasputin’s mysterious life, work and motives. Rasputin’s childhood and adolescent years are mostly unknown with little information about it.

He is just a good, religious, simple-minded Russian. –Tsar Nicholas II (Russian). Grigori Rasputin was that and more. Rasputin was a lot of different things to a lot of people. To the Tsarina Alexandra, Rasputin was a healer and a dear friend. To some of the nobles, he was a threat and should be killed. Despite having different opinions of Rasputin, everyone agreed that he could work miracles. The Czar’s son, Alexei, is proof of one these miracles. Besides preforming healing miracles, he also had influence in the court of the Tsar (Grigory). Rasputin

was brought in due to the Tsar’s son Alexia suffering from haemophilia, and was told he had the powers from God himself to heal him. However, Rasputin was notorious for his reputation as an alcoholic and a womanizer. (Westwood, 2002, p. 215) Even though Alexia was getting better with the aid of Rasputin his own desires were not at bay. Geoffrey Hosking stated “Rasputin influenced court and even government appointments, exploiting his power to make sexual conquests among high society ladies.” This enables us to understand that Rasputin did not have Russia in his best interests.

Rasputin had been born in Pokrovskoe, Russia on January 21, 1869. His father was a literate peasant names Yefim, they had not been a wealthy family and in much of Rasputin’s young life his family was living in very rough times. Growing up Rasputin had been a very moody and mystical individual. Many people saw him as drunken and rakish. Along with his odd attitude Rasputin would be seen as strange because he would not engage in marriage. To him it was a waste of time. Although he did not see marriage as something worth his while, he did spend a lot of time with women. Normally he would spend much of his afternoons with large groups of women. This, to many people meant that Rasputin

In 1903, Grigori Rasputin arrived by train in St. Petersburg, Russia. He dressed very poorly and had an awful stench to him. However, this did not stop him from becoming friends with the monks and bishops of the churches around St. Petersburg. News quickly spread that Rasputin was a “powerful holy man.” However, he wasn’t truly what he seemed. In reality, Rasputin was a lustful, manipulative man who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted and to get rid of all those in his way. This self proclaimed “holy man” was the one person who would impact the tsar and Russia so greatly that he alone would change Russia’s fate as a whole.

Alexandra did little to dispel growing discontent for her husband. She ruled side by side with her extremely influential friend, Grigory Rasputin. Rasputin was the only person able to treat the hemophilia of her only son, Alexis, heir to the Russian throne. Rasputin’s close relationship to the Empress allowed him to gain his own sense of power. He quickly began dismissing efficient ministers and appointing incompetent ministers solely on whether or not they supported him. Nicholas began to be seen as a man who willingly let his incompetent wife run the government, while he attempted to regain his pride on the western front. Conservatives began to plot against Nicholas in order to save their monarchy.

Rasputin was one mad monk who was born in 1869 in Siberia. He was known for his supernatural powers (1). In 1901, Rasputin left Siberia he wandered during his journey, he gained the reputation of the people, and they believed he was a man with mystical powers, this rumours spread around Russia. The Tsar family had a son which they named him Alexei who had haemophilia a type of diseases that affected the blood which stops it to be able to clot. The Tsarina heard about Rasputin mystical power and quickly called him to the winter palace. The Tsarina met Rasputin and immediately she was fascinated with Rasputin. Through prayers and healing presence, Rasputin was able to heal Alexei (2). After a while the Tsar starts to have a dependency on Rasputin,

From peasant to supreme mystic, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin rose through the Russian hierarchy using his captivating appearance, charm, and supernatural ability. Rasputin’s quick surge of reputation frightened many and rumors started to grow. The divided population recognized Rasputin as either a healer and prophet or a “mad monk” with malintent. Questioning Rasputin’s motives and influence, government officials plotted against him. Eventually came a day that the aristocrats assassinated Rasputin after several failed attempts. Considering the possibility of assassination, Rasputin left behind prophecy with consequences that would soon follow. Prior to Rasputin’s assassination, extraordinary events unraveled in the realization of his power.

Throughout the film, Rasputin becomes close to the Royal family and becomes Alexei healer. However, Rasputin undignified behaviour creates tensions with the Royal family, outside the palace there are political disagreement and a war brews that could end the Romanov reign. Along with many other people, the family’s physician Eugene Botkin (David Warner) is sceptical of Rasputin healing powers and is convinced that Rasputin is merely hypnotising Alexei. Botkin brings his concerns about Rasputin to Stolypin (John Woods) who agrees and sends out men to spy on Rasputin. Stolypin spies found that Princess Marisa visited Rasputin, asking to be blessed.