GRIGORIY RASPUTIN

Real name - New. Peasant Tobolsk Province, became famous, "prophecy" and "healing. " Assisting patients with hemophilia heir to the throne, has acquired an unlimited confidence of the Empress Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II. Killed by conspirators who considered the influence of Rasputin's disastrous for the monarchy.

In 1905 he appeared at the Royal Court Grigory Rasputin. Background to his appearance in St. Petersburg is as follows. Grand Duchess Anastasia, the wife of Nikolai Nikolaevich, Milica and her sister went on a pilgrimage to Kiev. They stopped in the courtyard of St. Michael Monastery. One morning, they noticed in the courtyard of the monastery of the ordinary pilgrim, who was chopping wood, and asked him some questions. He told them about his travels to holy places and their lives. Grand Duchess toured on a pilgrimage incognito, and they were bored. They began to invite Rasputin - and it was he - for tea, and talked with him. Rasputin said that he had a peasant village Pokrovskoye Tobolsk Province, where he had a wife Praskovia, a son and two daughters. Gregory also proudly announced that their religious sermons, he attracts a lot of people, and he manages to overcome the religious disputes of scientists of missionaries and theologians. And indeed, in the person of Rasputin was something that attracted people to him, and especially - women. When he told the grand duchess, that has the ability to cure all diseases, including hemophilia, they decided to invite Rasputin to cure an heir.

Rasputin arrived in St. Petersburg is not on the railway, and on foot while barefoot. He stopped at the monastery as a guest of the hotel Archimandrite Theophanes. In Tsarskoe Selo Rasputin awaited with impatience, but was restrained. He left a good impression, behaved calmly and with dignity. For the patient treated Tsarevich with special courtesy. Rasputin had the gift of a soothing effect on people's way, and with his health care heir has improved considerably. For every boy's deteriorating health and the slightest indisposition called up his miracle worker: he had an inexplicable power over the boy. And thanks to the fact that the empress and the emperor were convinced that Rasputin was necessary heir, this guy got a huge impact on the royal couple.

Rasputin was a robust fellow, of medium height, with light gray, deep-set eyes, long brown hair, flowing over her shoulders. His penetrating eyes, few could withstand.

Rasputin's admirers may be divided into two categories. Some people believe in his supernatural power and his holiness, his divine appointment, while others simply thought fashionable to look after him or tried to get through it for themselves or their loved ones what some advantages.

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When Rasputin rebuked his weakness for the female sex, he usually replied that his guilt is not so great, because so many senior officials directly hung on his neck, his mistresses and even wives to this way make him what some benefits for themselves . And most of these women engage in sexual intercourse with him, with the consent of their husbands or relatives. Rasputin had admirers who visited him on holidays to celebrate, while hugging him soaked in tar boots. Rasputin, laughing, said that in those days, it is especially abundant rubs his boots with tar, that was lying by his feet would be more elegant ladies soiled her silk gown.

Rasputin's fabulous success in the imperial couple made him a sort of deity. One word Rasputin was enough to get high officials of the Order or other differences, positions, of which they dare not dream. At the whim of Rasputin unseat ministers and advisers, as he will some inconspicuous bureaucrat could make spectacular career. It was an amazing picture, when the Russian Princess, Countess, the famous actress, all-powerful ministers and senior officials took care of the drunk guy. He treated them worse than the lackeys and chambermaids. At the slightest provocation, he swore the most obscene words, from which the red would be grooms. His audacity visited indescribable. For ladies and girls of the society he belonged in the most unceremonious manner, and the presence of their husbands and fathers did not bother him. Rasputin's behavior would be to perturb the most notorious prostitute, but none of the ladies and gentlemen did not show his indignation. All feared him and flattered him. The ladies at the table kissing and licking his hands soiled with food, because he ate without instruments.

Rasputin's room was almost without furniture, only in his office were a few leather chairs. There were intimate Rasputin meeting with representatives of the highest Petersburg society. Everything was very simple, and then Rasputin soon pack off the lady with the words: "Come, come, my dear, all right!" - And he went to the bath. He could not stand too obsessive individuals, but if he refused, he chased a woman with tenacity.

Rasputin's wife came to St. Petersburg to visit her husband and children who lived with him only once a year and remained at a very short time. During her visit to the old man is not embarrassed himself, but treated her very kindly. She did not pay much attention to his amorous adventures, and said: "He can do whatever he wants. It is enough for everyone. " He kissed his aristocratic groupies in the presence of his wife, and she is even flatter.

Passionate bacchanal, Rasputin was in the best possible relations with all Playgirl capital.

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Mistress of the great princes, ministers and financiers were close to him. So he knew all the scandalous stories, links dignitaries night secrets of the great world, and could all be used to expand its influence in government circles. Petersburg's fashionable ladies cocottes, the famous actress - all were proud of their relationship with the royal couple's favorite. It often happened that Rasputin was called to one of her friends from this circle and invited a famous restaurant. Invitations are always taken, and started carousing and debauchery. However, corruption is not of this kind, which is rumored to have arranged Rasputin before his arrival in the capital, living in the Intercession. Gregory villagers recalled that on the evening Rasputin gathered his followers of both sexes and led into the woods. There's a fire and boiled herbs with spices, circle dances around a campfire. Gradually the dance speeds up and became very wild. When the fire quenched, Rasputin was shouting: "Obey the flesh!" - And all rushed to the ground. Orgy began.

To judge how true this information is difficult, but the sources of capital, and Moscow Rasputin's orgies were reliable. So, Colonel Semenov, usher the 2 nd part of Suschevsky Moscow testified this evening at the restaurant "Yar" March 26, 1915. Rasputin arrived with a widow, AI Reshetnikov, employee Moscow and St. Petersburg newspapers NN Soedovym and an unidentified young woman. The whole company was already drunk. After taking office, came summoned by phone editor and publisher of the Moscow newspaper "News of the season," SL Kugulskogo and invited the women's choir, who sang and danced for them. Rasputin was dancing the "Russian" and then began to confide to Queen of the canary. Further, the behavior of Rasputin took quite ugly nature of some sexual psychopathy: he, though, bared their genitals and, as such continued to carry on a conversation with a canary, giving them little notes with the words: "Love the selflessly" and so on the comments section head chorus of obscenity of his behavior elder said that he always behaves in women.

One of the most famous women who fell under the influence of Rasputin, was the maid of honor of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, AA Taneyev (Vyrubova). Here is how the witness, monk Heliodorus, about their relationship that he himself had a chance to observe: "We arrived at the Marble Palace. Rasputin downright danced around Vyrubova, with his left hand he pulled at his beard, and grabbed the right shoulder, struck his hand on his thighs, as if to soothe a playful horse. Vyrubova dutifully stood. He kissed her. I am a sinful deed, he thought: "Ugh, disgusting! And as her soft, beautiful face tolerate these nasty hard cheek .

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. . "A Vyrubova tolerated, and it seemed that she was even a certain pleasure in this geriatric kisses . . . Finally, Vyrubova said:" Well, I was waiting in the palace, we must go Gone, the Holy Father, ". . . here to do something fantastic, and if others have said, I would not have believed, as he himself saw. Vyrubova fell to the ground, as a simple peasant Penitent, touched his forehead, both feet Rasputin, then rose three times kissed on the lips of Gregory and several times she kissed his hands dirty and left. "

Heliodorus in his memoirs about how, in Tsaritsyn in a house, Grigory Rasputin "blessed" with kisses and all a pretty young ladies and girls. Kissed them several times in the house, kissing in the yard and the gate. Old woman also climbed sanctified kisses the old man, but he pushed them. One priest from Saratov said that in a time when he lived in a guest Rasputin came to them a young wife's sister. Elder asked her to walk into town and while walking grabbed the girl began her crush, kissing, grabbing for the different parts of the body and pressed against the wall. The girl escaped and ran to the house in tears . . . Novice Xenia told how Rasputin was once left alone with her, ordered her to undress him, and then to undress herself and go to bed with him. Rasputin began to kiss her . . . And tortured for four hours and then go home.

And here are some entries from the external data monitoring, Grigory Rasputin, made in 1915.

"February 19 Rasputin at 10 h 15 pm in the evening came from the village on a Saviour street from Solovyov with two ladies and the taxi left, and in 3 hours the night he returned home alone.

March 10. Around one o'clock a man came to Rasputin 7. 8 for men and women . . . and stayed until 3 o'clock in the morning. The whole company shouted, sang songs, danced, pounded, and all the drunks come out, along with Rasputin and went nowhere.

March 11. At 10 h 15 am, Rasputin met one-on-Gorokhovaya street and held in the village of 8 to Pushkin Street to a prostitute Tregubova, and thence to the bath.

March 13. Miller bought Rasputin cap. At 6 h 50 m pm Rasputin walked with two ladies in the village 76 on the Catherine Canal, to Saveliev, where he stayed until 5 am and the day was ill.

April 3. Rasputin was led to his apartment at 1 am the night some woman and slept with him.

April 9. Rasputin in 9 hours 45 am held in the village 18 on Sadovaya Street. k. . . AF Filippov, a former publisher of Money "and" trading day ". It was noticed that happening for some meeting or carousal. Rasputin returned home at 6 h 30 m am.

April 15. Rasputin, the monk Martianom was in the village 45 on Ligovka a hereditary honorary citizen of VE Pestrikova.

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In the absence of the latter are with his son and another unidentified student kutili. Played a musician. They sang songs and danced with her maid Rasputin Pestrikova.

April 20. Around 10 pm began to gather to Rasputin unidentified man and woman, man . . . 10. 12 In the 11 hours could be heard playing guitar and dancing. It's happened before 2 am.

May 11. Rasputin was led to a prostitute and locked himself in a room, but her maid released.

May 26. Rasputin with a prostitute Tregubova arrived on a motor merchant Manus home drunk.

June 2. Rasputin at 10 pm came home drunk with Manusov and Kuzminskii and without going into the apartment, he sent his wife to Switzerland for Duck masseuse, but her house was not there. Then he went to the dressmaker Kate. Apparently, he was not allowed into the apartment, he returned and began to stick to his wife porter. She escaped and called to his apartment, and his servant, Dunya, took Rasputin's home. "

And later in the same spirit.

In the summer he went to Pokrovskoye, where he continued his wild life, from time to time by sending telegrams to the Tsar's village, Vyrubova. And here it came to women everywhere. Came from Tyumen officer Patushinskaya wife, with whom he was walking arm in arm in their yard. Then he began to pace his wife psalomshchika Yermolai with intimacy goals. " When Patushinskuyu summoned her husband home, it was replaced by the wife of a Dobrovolsky, who came with her husband to Rasputin from Petrograd. Then, all together - Rasputin and his wife, Dobrovolsky, deacon and his wife went Yermolai in Tyumen to Patushinskim where staged promenade on the street, and when darkness fell, with Rasputin Patushinskoy imperceptibly "withdrew into the darkness. "

Upon his return to Petrograd, Rasputin continued the same life. Sometimes went to Tsarskoe Selo, where he was also bringing Vyrubova on your motor, but more often played host to women, carousing, and sometimes came home at dawn, intoxicated. More and more women's names appear in reports. November 14 - Princess T. Shahovskaya, November 25 - Artist Varvarova, December 1, Rasputin, the princess Dolgorukova in Astoria, December 3, to him was a kept woman senator Mammoth - Voskoboynikova, December 12 - again with Varvarovoy, December 14 - Rasputin with M. Yasinskaya night went to the restaurant "Villa RODE, where quarreling, then the Gypsy chorus, then to the apartment to Yasinskaya. December 15, he again carousing in the Villa Rode, since Varvarovoy, and on December 17 after it has sent the engine from the hotel to the Princess Dolgorukov Astoria . . .

The same continued in 1916. Rasputin gained increasing influence on the empress.

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Obviously not without its participation, it believed in what she alone is destined to save the Orthodox Russia. And she had no doubt that the protection of Rasputin and his high spiritual qualities "necessary for success. It is on every occasion consulted with him, asked for his blessing. But relations with the queen Gregory wore the cloak of secrecy. In the newspapers they are not written a word. In a society talked about it in whispers, and only those closest to each other as a shameful secret, which is better not to go.

Everyone knew that he was seldom Rasputin in the palace, and met with the queen often Vyrubova, in her apartment on Central Street, where several hours spent sometimes with both women.

However, there were people in society, where the situation of Rasputin and his power in the country outraged. And they realized that the only way to stop the influence of illiterate peasants in the royal couple is to kill Grigori Rasputin. Have been several unsuccessful attempts on the elder. Finally, it was conceived.

At the head of a conspiracy arose Prince Yusupov and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich. Were prepared cake, soaked with potassium cyanide. The same poison was dissolved in a glass of wine. Rasputin was invited to the prince. Initially, Rasputin refused to eat cake, but then swallowed, one after another. Poison in each would be enough to kill a man, and Yusupov, was waiting the result, but in vain. Then he invited Rasputin to drink Madeira. Elder drank and complained of a slight burning sensation in the throat, and drank more wine. Again, no good. When Rasputin Yusupov asked to sing, he left behind a guitar, but he took his revolver and returned and shot Rasputin in the heart. When the companions of the prince wanted to hide the body, he revived. He was shot four times, and the body dumped in Malaya Nevka.

The Empress was beside herself with grief, and the people triumphed. People hugging each other on the street, went to put candles in the Kazan Cathedral. But some people thought it was murder in the fatal history of the empire. Rasputin himself allegedly wrote in his will that if he killed the nobles, the "brothers rise up brothers and they will kill each other . . . " Although it would seem, what you had to be blind to seeing all the filth of Russian reality of those years, did not understand that country and the people are going to crash. And the fact that the princess would be alone in a private room with a dirty peasant-fraud and lay at his feet, vivid evidence.