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After failing to become a monk, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin became a wanderer and eventually entered the court of Czar Nicholas II because of his alleged healing abilities. Known for his prophetic powers, he became a favorite of the Nicholas's wife, Alexandra Feodorovna, but his political influence was minor. Rasputin became swept up in the events of the Russian Revolution and met a brutal death at the hands of assassins in 1916. Rasputin - Assassination, Children & Death (biography.com)
Rasputin: 5 Myths and Truths About the Mystic Russian Monk | TIME
How Did Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk (allthatsinteresting.com)
Grigori Rasputin | Biography, Facts, & Death | Britannica
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