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Rasputin (other)
Grigori Rasputin (1869–1916) was a Russian/Siberian peasant and mystic, who became a healer and adviser for the Romanovs at the end of the Russian Empire. Rasputin may also refer to: People *Maria Rasputin (1898–1977), Grigori Rasputin's daughter *Valentin Rasputin (1937–2015), Russian writer Films *''Rasputin, the Black Monk'', a 1917 silent film *Rasputin (1928 film), ''Rasputin'' (1928 film), aka ''Rasputin, the Prince of Sinners'', a German-Soviet film directed by Nikolai Larin and Boris Nevolin *''Rasputin, the Holy Sinner'' (1928), aka ''Rasputin, the Holy Devil'', a German silent film directed by Martin Berger *''Rasputin'' (1929), a German film directed by Max Neufeld who also played Rasputin in the film *''Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932 film), starring Lionel Barrymore (as Rasputin), Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore *Rasputin (1938 film), ''Rasputin'' (1938 film), a French film directed by Marcel L'Herbier *Rasputin (1954 film), ''Rasputin'' (1954 film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( – ) was a Russian Mysticism, mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II of Russia, Nicholas II, the last Emperor of all the Russias, Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. Rasputin was born to a family of peasants in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast, Pokrovskoye, located within Tyumensky Uyezd in Tobolsk Governorate (present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897 and has been described as a monk or as a ''strannik'' (wanderer or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1903 or in the winter of 1904–1905, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated a number of religious and social leaders, eventually becoming a prominent figure in Russian society. In November 1905, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
