Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin was born into a peasant family in Siberia, Russia, around 1869.
After failing to become a monk, Rasputin became a wanderer and eventually
entered the court of Czar Nicholas II because of his alleged healing powers.
Known for his prophetic powers, he became a favorite of the Nicholas's wife, Alexandra Feodorovna, but his political influence
was small. He became swept up in the events of the Russian Revolution, and met a brutal death at the hands of assassins in 1916.
After failing to become a monk, Rasputin became a wanderer and eventually
entered the court of Czar Nicholas II because of his alleged healing powers.
Known for his prophetic powers, he became a favorite of the Nicholas's wife, Alexandra Feodorovna, but his political influence
was small. He became swept up in the events of the Russian Revolution, and met a brutal death at the hands of assassins in 1916.