Grigori Rasputin - Wikipedia 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
Grigori Rasputin | Biography, Facts, Death | Britannica Grigori Rasputin, Siberian peasant and mystic whose ability to improve the condition of Aleksey Nikolayevich, the hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him a favorite at the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra
Grigori Rasputin - World History Encyclopedia Rasputin was a physically striking person, tall and with long hair and a long beard, usually neatly trimmed and well-combed He had deep-set grey-green eyes and a penetrating, mystical gaze
Rasputin: The Holy Devil – Myth, Mystery, and the Man Who . . . Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916) remains one of the most fascinating and controversial figures of the 20th century To some, he was a saintly mystic and healer To others, he was a debauched charlatan whose influence over the Russian imperial family accelerated the collapse of the Romanov dynasty Even today, more than a century after his