Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Grigori Rasputin was a self-proclaimed holy man who was thought to have closely influenced the Romanov family ...
Maria Rasputin, born Matryona Rasputin in 1899, initially lived in the village of Pokrovskoe. Her father, Grigori Rasputin, would later become one of the most notorious figures in Russian history ...
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin had long hair, a thick beard, and a body that stank. He was often drunk and never bathed. He had relationships with prostitutes, yet he was believed to be a skilled ...
His wife, Alexandra, was a “domineering coach on the sidelines.” She was notoriously advised by Grigori Rasputin, the peasant faith healer first invited to court in 1905 to tend to the royal ...
The imperial family was brought into disrepute as the Tsarina fell under the influence of Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin was a monk from Siberia. He was rumoured to be a Khlyst, member of an extreme ...