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Birth
Born in Siberia, an isolated portion of Russia -
Married Praskovya Dubrovina
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Lives in Monastery, begins his life of religion
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First Child Born (Dmitry)
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Left Pokrovskoye on Pilgrimage
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Second Child Born (Maria)
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Left for Second Pilgrimage
Rasputin was thought to have been involved with the religious sect known as the Khlysty during his pilgrimage. His daughter said he had looked into it, but did not agree with the self-flagellation (This contradicts with the rumors about him participating in this kind of activity.) -
Third Child Born (Varvara)
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Traveled to Kazan 1902?
He wandered so much, historians are unsure of dates he left -
Traveled to St. Petersburg 1904?
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Introduced to Tsar
Introduced to the Tsar through the Black Princesses," Militsa and Anatasia of Montenegro, who were married to the Tsar's cousins -
Returns to Pokrovskoye
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Returns to St.Petersburg
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Rasputin Gains Tsar’s Favor after “Healing” Bombing victim
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Rasputin “Heals” Alexei
The doctors apparently gave Alexei aspirin to help with his hemophilia. This could easily be accurate as aspirin (or its equivalent) has been used for thousands of years. However, the issue lies in the fact that aspirin is a blood thinner. Why would they give a hemophiliac a blood thinner? Rasputin called for the doctors to stop giving him the aspirin. This may have contributed to his "Miraculous" healing, This caused the royal family to put their faith into Rasputin. -
Goes on a pilgrimage with followers
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Called upon to heal Alexei
In this point in history, there were no known treatments for hemophilia. How Rasputin treated Alexei remains a mystery to this day. -
WWI
Rasputin was deeply opposed the war for moral and political reasons. He advised the Tsar to not go to war, but he did not heed his advice. -
Tsar takes personal command of military
Was this due to Rasputins influence? With the Tsar gone, he had more influence over the Tsarina, who was effectively left in charge. It is known that he was close to the Tsarina, to what extent it is not known for certain. Was he actually looking to help the Tsar win favor with the people, or was he trying for a power grab? -
Survived Assassination Attempt
He survived a stabbing -
Vladimir Purishkevich makes a speech
In a meeting with the Duma, Purishkevich denounces the Tsarina and Rasputin.It was this speech that caused Felix Yusupov to contact Purishkevich about killing Rasputin -
Died
Posioned, shot, and beaten, but survived? He had water in his lungs, so he was alive when he was thrown into the river.