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birth
Grigory Efimovich Rasputin was born Jan. 23, 1872 in Pokrovskoe, Russia
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rise to power
In 1891 Rasputin walked 2,000 miles to a convent at Mount Athos, Greece . Later he went to the Holy Land, traveling across Turkey.
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Over the next few years Rasputin became a wandering staretz (lay priest). He was both loved and feared because it was said he possessed occult power. He manifested gifts of healing and prophecy.
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He traveled to St. Petersburg, where he met influential churchmen, which includes Illiodor the monk. Illiodor will later become a hateful rival. Rasputin's reputation as a miracle worker/prophet spread like wild fire and he was sought by the rich and poor.
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Rasputin caught the attention of the Czar of Russia. He became the indispensable adviser and healer to the royal family. Rasputin became self absorbed in his own sense of destiny. He towered above the sycophants, bureaucrates, and plotter. The Czar and Czarina welcomed Rasputin because of the healing powers he claimed to possess; he seemed to be able to heal their son Alexis. Alexis was a hemophiliac. "Peace, Land, Bread" -
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Rasputin got tired of his court life so he took another pilgrimage to the Holy Land. While he was gone his enemies intrigues against him
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In the fall the Czar left to take command of the Russian army, Rasputin took more power as the Czarina's cheif aide. He forced many of the cabinet ministers to resign, and he replaced them with his cronies. His enemies, headed by Prince Yussupov, felt he had taken on too much political power and planned to kill him. -
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Rasputins body was dragged from the house and battered with a steal press. He was still alive. He was pushed through a hole in the ice on the River Neva. Although his wrists were bound, he had managed to free his right hand and make the sign of the cross before drowning. "Gregory Efimovitch Rasputin." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. -
The death of Rasputin
The day before Rasputin was killed, Czar Nicholas his blessing and with curious presence, Rasputin said, "this time it is for you to bless me." Rasputin was invited to Yussupovs palace. Yussupov persuaded him to eat poisoned food and drink poisoned wine. The poison didn't work. Yussopov sang and played guitar before leaving the room and coming back with a loaded revolver, shooting Rasputin in the back. He was shot once more by another conspirator.