Not a lot is known about Rasputin's early life, to be more specific, not much is known about the first forty years of his life. The story of Rasputin has been told and retold so many times that we cannot be sure about which is true. For instance, in some stories, Rasputin was a holy Monk and in another he was an actor or a phony without any connection to God. Some facts, however have been confirmed by historians.
Rasputin was born between 1864 and 1865. He traveled a lot and was a very religious person. He was a self proclaimed holy healer and predictor of the future. Throughout his travels he went to many places of religious significance, Jerusalem for example, and had started to become famous. People actually began traveling to be able to see Rasputin, in search of his unique powers.
During one of his travels, he claims to have seen an apparition of the Holy Mother who told him to heal the son of the Tsarina. Rasputin began traveling to St. Petersburg, where he would stay until he was invited to the Tsar's palace. The Tsarina wanted Rasputin to heal her son who was a hemophiliac. Having temporarily healed her son, Rasputin was basically hired by the Tsarina.
Eventually, an investigation was conducted to find out more about Rasputin's past. There was also a general consensus among the higher officials that Rasputin was negatively influencing the Tsarina, and, in turn, the country. To rectify this situation, three noble men invited Rasputin to the palace to meet one of their neices. While waiting, Rasputin was offered poisoned wine and tea cakes. The poison however did not effect him, and one of the frustrated noble men shot Rasputin instead. He however did not die right away. He was shot again, and when he still didn't die, he was bound and thrown into the Neva River. After this, he finally died.
Rasputin was a significant figure in Russian history because he had a major influence on how the country was managed. He had a considerable influence over the Tsarina who was in cnotrol of the country while the Tsar was at war. I think that had Rasputin never come to St. Petersburg and met the Tsarina, that maybe Russia might have gone down a different road.
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There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
Oh, those Russians...
Haha! Im sorry :) I couldn't resist. Blame Mr.Brock not me!
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