If you are all familiar with Russian history, then you know the story of Rasputin. Rasputin was a religious mystic who was welcomed into the Tsar's family after claiming he could cure their son of his hemophilia .
Rasputin was certainly not a doctor, but in the spirit of Alexandra Feodorovna & mdash; woman and mdash Tsar; man had magical healing powers
Rasputin is considered a controversial figure to this day, and measurement. its influence on the tsarist policy is still under debate.
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It is generally accepted that Rasputin influenced Feodorovna shy and inserted into the royal family.
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his position secure favor with the Tsarina, Rasputin was free to do as he pleased. However, his inappropriate behavior quickly tarnished its reputation among the nobility.
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This animosity led to an assassination attempt that took place shortly before the start of the First World war
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When the war began, Rasputin continued to enjoy the favor of the royal family. As things took a turn for the worse in Russia, Rasputin and the tsarina tsar Nicolas II convinced he has to go to the front line and personally command the army.
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This decision eventually lead the Russian revolution that gave birth to the Soviet Union.
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during these years, without the influence of the Czar to stop, members of the nobility began to draw another murder. They were determined not to fail.
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In the night of December 17, 1916, they made their move.
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Rasputin was invited to dinner at the home of a noble. It was served tea laced with cyanide. When it apparently had no effect on him, his guests shot him at close range. It was not enough to take him down, and Rasputin made a run for it. He made it as far as the court before he was shot again and introduced inside. They thought that the act was done, but when his body made a sudden swerve, they shot him again ... only this time, they went for the head.
After that, they tried to burn the body.
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According to legend, the body of Rasputin tried to sit after they lit the fire. Needless to say, viewers were horrified. What actually happened, however, was quite normal. When exposed to flame, our strained tendons, then relax. Tendons are cut before cremation today for this exact reason.
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There is no doubt that Rasputin was an evil, manipulative man. I'm not sure he deserved the treatment he received at the end.
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