There is not and never was a person in Russia as interesting and mysterious at the same time as Grigory Rasputin. Interesting facts from his life, and most importantly, the incredible story of his death, are probably known to every schoolchild. However, scientists every year discover new facts, learn about new skills and unusual abilities of this person. Therefore, we will study everything that is known about this controversial figure.
Unknown old man
Less than a year before the October Revolution, a protege of the royal family, their confessor and healer, Rasputin, was killed. The facts of his death make each person think about his life. But the life of the old man was completely unusual.
The man known by this name was born in the village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumen province. The exact year of Rasputin's birth is unknown, as different sources give different dates. His parents were peasants and bore the surname Novykh. Why did Gregory change her? Yes, because in the village he was known as a participant in orgies and drunken brawls. He was remembered as an obnoxious man with piercing eyes, nervous movements, and sloppy clothes. Fellow villagers paid attention to his prayers with like-minded people over an iron tripod with a sacrifice, jumping through fire and fornication.
Rasputin Grigory, interesting facts about which are being studied to this day, was sick a lot in childhood. And he gained faith in God after a pilgrimage to the Verkhotursky Monastery. Then he made a trip to Athos in Greece, to Jerusalem, made a trip to the holy places of Russia. He married a peasant woman Praskovya, who bore him a son and two daughters.
Sex and prayer
As some sources say, Rasputin was very strange. Facts are stubborn things. Among the admirers of the elder were many secular ladies who were ready to go to him in remote Siberia. Gregory himself urged the ladies to have sexual intercourse with him, explaining that in this way they cleanse themselves of sins by giving them to him. And he carried out cleansing from his own sins with the help of repentance, because if a person does not stumble, he does not need to repent. And without repentance, you will not get closer to God. He prayed for hours in front of the icons, smashed his forehead, killed his flesh, and then again led a wild life.
Relationship with the royal family
The newspapers of that time were literally filled with stories about revelry, but the royal court considered him a saint and helped him in everything. The favorite of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was Rasputin. Interesting facts frombiographies say that she only trusted him with her children and the sick heir to the throne. She explained the antics of the elder by rumors of ill-wishers and called him a friend and God's messenger. He was also consulted about the appointment of someone to important positions. There were rumors that there was a connection between the empress and Gregory, which the emperor was not at all happy about. Probably, with his blessing, a conspiracy against the swindler saint took place.
Rasputin Grigory: interesting facts about death
The conspiracy was organized by Prince Felix Yusupov, the husband of the Emperor's niece. He invited Gregory to dinner, during which the elder was served food stuffed with potassium cyanide. But surprisingly, the poison had no effect on the guest. Then they shot at Rasputin, but although the wound was severe, he did not die. The elder tried to run away, but a point-blank bullet knocked him down. The conspirators pounced and tied Gregory, put him in a bag and threw him into the river. Then an autopsy will show that he was still alive and even untied the ropes. But he couldn't get out of the bag.
The body of the controversial old man was buried in a park in Tsarskoye Selo, but removed from the ground after the February Revolution. They wanted to burn him, but in the fire the corpse took a sitting position, which frightened those present even more.
Prophet Gregory
Rasputin Grigory possessed many abilities. Interesting facts: the predictions made by him came true! They say that the elder knew about the future death of the royal family, about the revolution and the changeorders, about thousands of dead aristocrats. He predicted that on a certain day after his death, Tsarevich Alexei would become very ill, and, surprisingly, everything came true. He foresaw his death and the fate of the Russian crown, as well as accidents at nuclear power plants.
He also talked about terrible cataclysms, earthquakes, the decline of morality and morality, human cloning and the dangers of these experiments, predicted a third world war, worse than the first two, and the world after that. But this world is scorched by the blood of millions of innocents. I would very much like these predictions of Rasputin to never come true.
Rasputin Grigory: interesting facts from the biography
Needless to say, he was an outstanding personality. But in addition to acting talent, he still had remarkable abilities. Perhaps he mastered the art of hypnosis, was a medium. The only surviving daughter of Gregory, Matryona, later recalled that her father drank a lot of alcohol, had connections with different women. But since her husband was B. N. Solovyov, a member of the Masonic lodge, then she could well hide the truth. At the same time, she spoke very tenderly about her father, admitted that she loved him and still loves him. In Russia, her book was repeatedly reprinted under the title “Rasputin. Why?”.
The denigration of the tsar's confessor and associate was beneficial to the Soviet government. There is a version that the Bolsheviks, who then enjoyed increasing popularity, could have had a hand in the death of Gregory. After all, he was feared no less than some hated and loved by others.
Interesting facts about Rasputin: having taken a large dose of poison along with food on that fateful evening and washed it down with wine (which should enhance the effect of potassium cyanide), the holy elder did not die. Perhaps the poison was rendered harmless by the sugar sprinkled on the biscuits, or perhaps it was stored incorrectly and lost its potency. But he knew about his quick death, since a note was found in the pocket of his sheepskin coat, which said that peasants could kill him, then nothing threatens the monarchy in the country. But if his blood is shed by aristocrats, then the emperor's family will not survive and the monarchy will fall.
After himself, Grigory Rasputin, interesting facts from whose life we are studying, left two books and many predictions. They were written down from his words, since the elder himself was illiterate.
The killers of Gregory escaped severe punishment. This suggests that the conspirators acted with the permission of the emperor. Yusupov was sent to his father's estate in the Kursk province, and Dmitry Pavlovich was transferred to Persia.
After the February Revolution, it became known that the abbesses of the monasteries came to Princess Elizabeth Feodorovna a few days after the death of Rasputin. They said that on the night of the murder of the holy elder, incredible things happened in the monasteries. Brothers and sisters experienced fits of madness, let out wild cries, blasphemed during the service.
So who is Rasputin - a saint, a prophet or a swindler? The question remains open.
