Quick facts for kids
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
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Grigori Rasputin
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| Born | 10 January 1869 Pokrovskoye, Siberia, Russian Empire
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| Died | 17 December 1916 (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | The Mad Monk The Black Monk |
| Title | Father Grigori |
| Spouse(s) | Praskovia Fedorovna Dubrovina |
| Children | Dmitri (1897-1937) Matryona (1898-1977) Varvara (1900) one illegitimate child |
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (January 10, 1869 - December 17, 1916) was a Russian peasant, mystical faith healer and a religious pilgrim. He was also known as the 'Mad Monk', but was not a monk who lived in a monastery.
Rasputin had a lot of influence over the lives of Tsar Nicholas II, who was the leader of Russia. His wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, believed that Rasputin was the answer to her prayers. The Tsar and Tsarina talked with Rasputin about their worries and asked for advice.
Their only son, Tsarevich Alexei, was the heir to the throne. Alexei was very sick most of the time. He had hemophelia and it caused bad bleeding even with minor injuries. Rasputin seemed to be the only person who could heal him.
Because of this influence, the Tsar and his family began to trust Rasputin more with important decisions. Rasputin made some very bad decisions, including telling the Tsar to go out and personally lead his country's army, which was fighting in World War I.
Some Russians became very worried about what Rasputin was doing to Russia with his decisions, and tried to kill him. They shot him and threw his body into the Neva River.
Images for kids
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Pokrovskoye in 1912
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Rasputin with his children
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Makary, Theophanes of Poltava and Rasputin
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Alexandra Feodorovna with her children, Rasputin and the nurse Maria Ivanova Vishnyakova (1908)
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Rasputin in 1910
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Rasputin among admirers, 1914
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Rasputin with his wife and daughter Matryona (Maria) in his St. Petersburg apartment in 1911.
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Caricature of Rasputin and the Imperial couple (1916)
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Rasputin in the hospital
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Felix Yusupov (1914) married Irina Aleksandrovna Romanova, the Tsar's niece.
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Basement of the Yusupov Palace on the Moika in St Petersburg, where Rasputin was murdered
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The wooden Bolshoy Petrovsky Bridge, from which Rasputin's body was thrown into the Malaya Nevka River
