Rasputin

Rasputin was born in the village of Pokrovskoye as a pesant. When he was just a child buth his brother and sister died at a young age, this was said to have greatly effected rasputin. The mythes surrounding rasputin say that he had supernatural powers through put his childhood. The say that he could identify theves. Ironically wen he was eighteen he was sent to prison for theft. His experience there combined with his supposed vision of the other of God turned him in to a wondering "holy man." By 1903 he was widly known to have healing powers and prophetical powers on top of being a holy man. In 1904 Tsarevich Alexie (a hemophiliac) suffered from uncortroable internal bleading afer falling off a horse. At that time there was nothing anyone could do for him so out of despiration the tsar got rasputian to help his son. Rasputin succesfully helped the family over and over again. He bacme a close freind of the family and caused much contravercy with the public. He was accused by many people, of various misdeeds, ranging from an unrestricted sexual life (including raping a nun) to undue political domination over the royal family.

At the start of ww1 rasputian said that he wanted to go to the front lnes to bless the troops before they went to battle but the general said that if he did, he would personally see to it that that rasputian is hanged. So hat night Rasputian had a vission that the only way russia could win the war was if the Tsar was in complete controle. Ofcourse the Tsar listened and went to the front to command his armins. While Tsar NicholasII was away, Rasputin's influence over Tsaritsa Alexandra increased immensely. He soon became her confidant and personal advisor. He also convinced her to fill some government posessions with his own handpicked candidates. To further advance his power, "Rasputin cohabitated with upper-class women in exchange for granting political favours." Because of World War I Russia’s economy was declining at a rapid rate. Many at the time placed the blame with Alexandra and with Rasputin, because of his influence over her.

I think that rasputian was as strange as a person could be. It is amazing how someone who started his life off in such a harsh way (with his siblings diening and being very poor) could work his way all the way to the top of the country. Althogh I do not beleiv that he had magical healing powers or visions or anything like that.