Grigori Rasputin

Also known as Rasputin, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin

Russian mystic (1869–1916)

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Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic, politician, peasant, and monk born in Pokrovskoye in 1869. He was a male citizen of the Russian Empire who practiced Christianity and lived a lifestyle centered on mysticism. His native name was Григорий Распутин, and he spoke Russian and English. He was named after Gregory of Nazianzus.

Rasputin died in Saint Petersburg in 1916. His death was caused by drowning and a gunshot wound, classified as homicide. He had one child, Maria Rasputin. He is described by sources including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. His works include *My Thoughts and Visions*.

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Pokrovskoye, Siberia, Russian Empire

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.

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Battle of the Psychics — Self (Archive Footage)2007
The Most Evil Men and Women in History2001

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Instance of: human
Named after: Gregory of Nazianzus
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Place of birth: Pokrovskoye
Place of death: Saint Petersburg
Child: Maria Rasputin
Occupation: monk
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Image: Rasputin PA.jpg

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Commons category: Grigori Rasputin
date of birth: 1869-01-09
topic's main category: Category:Grigori Rasputin
date of death: 1916-12-17
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons gallery: Григорий Ефимович Распутин
cause of death: gunshot wound
lifestyle: mysticism
name in native language: Григорий Распутин
name in kana: グリゴリー・エフィモヴィチ・ラスプーチン
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
manner of death: homicide

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Encyclopedic overview

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire.

Rasputin was born to a family of peasants in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, located within Tyumensky Uyezd in Tobolsk Governorate (present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897 and has been described as a monk or as a strannik (wanderer or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1903 or in the winter of 1904–1905, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated several religious and social leaders, eventually becoming a prominent figure in Russian society. In November 1905, Rasputin met Nicholas II and his empress consort, Alexandra Feodorovna.

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