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The Enigmatic Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin, Russia's Mad Monk

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a Russian mystic and healer who captured the attention of the Tsar and Tsarina due to his alleged healing abilities, particularly with their hemophiliac son, Tsarevich Alexi. Raised in Siberia, Rasputin’s influence grew in St. Petersburg, where he mingled with the aristocracy, advising on matters of state during World War I. His extraordinary life ended in a dramatic murder plot involving poison, gunfire, strangulation, and a chilling escape attempt that led to his body being cremated—with a spine-tingling twist.

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The Enigmatic Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin, Russia's Mad Monk

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  1. The Focus

  2. Grigori Rasputin Russian Mystic Favorite of the Czarina One Weird Dude The Mad Monk

  3. 1869-1916 • Raised in Siberia; had a vision of the Mother of God in a monastary • Considered a magic healer, moved to the capital of St. Petersburg in 1903

  4. Tsaravich Alexi • a hemophiliac • “cured” by Rasputin • Rasputin gained great influence over the Tsar and Tsarina.

  5. Big following among Aristocracy

  6. Lover Boy??

  7. Told the Tsar to take direct control of army in World War I. • Leadership was opposed • Plotted to murder him, and invited him to a party in the Moika Palace.

  8. Legend says he was given poison enough to kill 5, but it didn’t kill him. • So, they shot him • and strangled him • beat him • wrapped him in a blanket and threw him in the icy river, where he drowned. • Body cremated, but he sat up during the cremation!!

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