While Rasputin won over some of his supporters, he also sold officials and lords to interfere in the politics of the DPRK. So the question is, how much influence does he really have?
Rasputin
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > has he really put the government at the mercy of applause? </h1>
Because Rasputin's power grab provoked "public anger", the already unpopular Empress Alexandra, who supported him behind his back, was even less popular with the Russian people. At this time, Russia was full of gossip, such as: "Raspuchin is passionate about women, and does not refuse to come to women." Others say he said he had forced not only the princesses to teach the housework, but even nicholas II's royal sister. There is also a claim that Rasputin and the empress have peach news, which is why he can freely enter and leave the court. Some have even said that Alexandra was so infatuated with Rasputin that she even let her daughter serve him.
Queen and four princesses
To be honest, I don't think it's credible.
First of all, such rumors suddenly began to prevail, almost immediately spread throughout the country, which inevitably made people suspect that someone behind the scenes was driving the wave;
Secondly, Rasputin's life is rotten, and pampering and arrogance should be the truth, but it is difficult for him to control the government and politics by some strongmen, after all, he is a "god stick" with no knowledge and no background, and a small range of misdeeds can be understood, but can he really fight the old foxes who have been immersed in politics for many years?
Again, Alexandra, despite all the bad things, had a good relationship with Nicholas II. How could a god who didn't like to bathe, Ho Tak, commit herself?
In a satirical cartoon, Rasputin single-handedly fiddled with the government
After the fall of the Provisional Government of the February Revolution, the newly formed Cheka organization did a lot of investigation into Rasputin's problems, and it was at this time that the Russians were surprised to find that so many rumors of the harem were not true. For example, he took part in the appointment of government officials after taking a large number of bribes, and by this time the person was dead, but his "rich and enemy country" property was not seen. Another example is his life of debauchery and fornication in the harem. The situation outside the palace is unknown, but his so-called mistress, the female court official Vulupova, did not have any relationship with him at all...
Rasputin does have a lot of problems, but apparently, he doesn't have the ability to cover the sky with one hand.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > why it is called "undead monk"</h1>
Before being assassinated by Prince Yusupov, Archduke Dmitry, and Pulisikvich, Rasputin had already had two life-threatening assassinations.
The first was by a priest, Ilhodor, who cut Rasputin's neck but was escaped by Rasputin. The second time it sounded even more sinister, when a woman named Gusheva stabbed Rasputin in the village of Pokrovskoye, Rasputin's hometown, and the sharp knife stabbed Rasputin in the stomach and his intestines came out, in which case Rasputin escaped again. But the three royal nobles apparently did not want Rasputin to leave alive.
Prince Yusupov and his wife
On 29 December 1916, Prince Yusupov, Archduke Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov, a member of the royal family, Prysikvic, a right-wing member of the Russian Duma, Yusupov's close friend, Captain Suhokkin, and a doctor set a trap and tricked Rasputin into taking Rasputin to Yusupov Palace in Petrograd.
Before he could tear his face, there was a pretentious drinking feast. They gave Rasputin 8 cakes mixed with potassium cyanide and drank a bottle of Madeira with potassium cyanide, and Rasputin did not react. Prince Yusupov was somewhat surprised by this situation, but without hesitation, he shot Rasputin directly, piercing his chest.
Princess Irina
Everyone thought he was dead and was about to dispose of the body when Rasputin suddenly sat up and grabbed Yusupov by the throat and said, "Felix, Felix, hang you tomorrow," and then broke away from the crowd and ran outside. As he ran into the courtyard, Pulisikvich caught up and fired three shots at Rasputin, the last of which hit him in the head.
They dragged him into the house, but before Rasputin could wake up again, Yusupov slammed his temple with a dumbbell, only to knock him unconscious. Several people threw the dying Rasputin into an ice cave in the Neva River, and the body was found the next day.
In a later autopsy, the forensic autopsy turned out that he had drowned. In other words, he did not die when he was thrown into the river...
Archduke Dmitry
Upon learning of Rasputin's death, Empress Alexandra was furious. Rasputin was eventually dead, and Prince Yusupov and Archduke Dmitry, who killed him, were only exiled under pressure from the nobility. Rasputin had predicted that his killers would not live long, but both survived the October Revolution because of their exile. Yusupov even lived until 1967.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > monk or saint? </h1>
In 1943, Stalin appointed the Patriarch of the Revival Orthodox Church, deliberately choosing the former Archbishop of Finland and Vyborg, who had introduced Rasputin to St. Petersburg, as the new Patriarch. The political implications of this move are somewhat unclear, but Rasputin's image has clearly changed from that of a demon monk to a positive one.
Rasputin and his supporters
Later, rumors revealed a declassified letter from the British, which stated that Rasputin was strongly opposed to Russia's war with the German Empire, and that Alexandra was a descendant of the German Principality, causing Nicholas II to abandon the fight with the German army, which made the British and French governments very dissatisfied. They actively lobbied the Tsarist government to fight against Germany, promising various territorial distributions, on the one hand, to drag germany, which was extremely militarily powerful, into a two-front operation, and on the other hand, hoping to weaken Russia's power. So when Rasputin admonished the Tsar and his wife, the British Embassy in Russia immediately took action.
They first began to spread rumors that Rasputin was committing adultery in the harem. Then he said that he was a German spy, selling officials and adulterous government. It is said that the assassination of Rasputin was also a part of the British, and even the fatal gunshot wounds were caused by the British. So they fabricated the rumor of the undead monk, but they demonized Rasputin and covered up the truth about the British involvement...
If you think about it, this statement is not unreasonable, and it makes logical sense. If it is true that the British conspired to assassinate a Russian who disagreed with their political views, then perhaps Rasputin himself was not so bad?
Note that I have no intention of whitewashing him, but only suggesting another possibility. If Rasputin wants Russia to end the war with Germany, it should have a great impact on the direction of the First World War, after all, because participation in the world war has made the scarred Russian society worse, if it can really retreat and withdraw earlier, perhaps the contradictions in Russian society will not intensify to this extent.
Nicholas II
But what has not happened is just speculation, and the wheel of history has run over ancient Russia according to the established trajectory, broken and reborn, which may bring this old country into a new cycle.
For my part, I believe more that Rasputin is a qigong master who has mastered hypnosis, and that he is a liar with little wisdom and no great wisdom. There is no need to demonize, but I have to admit that his eloquence should be superb.
It is said that Rasputin inherited the inheritance of a secret school of orthodoxy during his time as a "second-rate son", and there are many folklore, but I have not found any accurate information on which school it is. There is also a theory that he met the witch Lilith while wandering in the Russian wilderness, and Lilith gave him the magic of hypnosis and healing, but could not get wet, which is why he was later drowned. (Because Rasputin is said not to love to bathe, he does not even brush his teeth...) ）
Because history books are always written by people, people always have a tendency, and words will also contaminate their own views. Or many people who have personally experienced it may only see the tip of the iceberg and then spread false rumors that the facts will no longer be examined many years later; or those who know the truth will only reveal parts or hype up parts of what they are willing to believe for various reasons, and many years later, after countless people's interpretation, history will take on an indescribable mysterious flavor. So it may be true that "history has no truth."
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