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21/01/1869 Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man is born

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10 Facts About the Mad Monk Grigori Rasputin

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Grigori Rasputin Biography

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The Real Rasputin (Imperial Russia Documentary) | Timeline

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia. Historians often suggest that Rasputin's terrible reputation helped discredit the tsarist government, and thus helped precipitate the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty.