Rasputin

• Rasputin


  Gregory Rasputin, a scandalous character from the period of Tsarist Russia
• Rasputin


  • Said to have hypnotically piercing eyes
  • Could get people to do what he wanted
  • Had an odor that smelled like a goat
  • Believed to have healing powers
  • Rumored to have an endless sexual appetite, but also rumored to be impotent
  • Rumored to be the lover of the Russian Queen
• Rasputin was born


  1869
• Rasputin's real name


  Debauched one, a nickname he picked up at school
• Rasputin's life


  1. Married in 1887

  2. Remained in childhood home

  3. Underwent religious conversion in 1897

  4. Became a 'stanitsa', a holy wanderer

  5. Gathered a small group of followers

  6. Rumored to be part of a cult called the 'Khlysty'

  7. Travelled to Kazan in 1904 and was seen as a holy man

  8. Met the Tsar and Tsarina in 1905 and became close to them
• Rasputin had the ability to reduce the suffering and ease the pain of Alexei, the Tsar's son who had hemophilia
• Rasputin's close relationship with the Tsar and Tsarina brought him great power at court
• Rasputin accepted bribes and sexual favours from those who wanted his influence, but he was more interested in power than money
• Rasputin's behaviour and influence over the Tsarina damaged the reputation of the Tsar
• Rasputin's death


  1. Poisoned by Prince Felix Yusupov and others

  2. Shot by Yusupov and others

  3. Kicked in the temple by Parisovich

  4. Bound in chains and dumped in a river, where he eventually died of drowning or hypothermia
• The truth about Rasputin's actions and influence is difficult to determine, as much of the information about him is gossip and rumour intended to destroy his reputation