Contemporaries
Grigori Rasputin
Religious life · court influence
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- 1905–1916
A Siberian peasant and religious wanderer who entered the circle of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna. The empress trusted him partly because she hoped he could help her ill son Alexei. His proximity to the imperial family provoked public controversy and political accusations. The extent of his influence requires careful assessment of evidence. He was murdered in December 1916; later legends often blend events with speculation.
- Life
- 1869–1916
- Timeline period
- 1905–1916: association with the imperial family and influence at court
- Evidence and interpretation
- Archival documents should be distinguished from rumours and later legends