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In this thread we can discuss Rasputins life and death.
He is a very interesting character! The hold he had on Alexandra because of the sickness of Alexei, and the way it helped destroy the gov't, is one of the most tragic and fascinating tales of all time.
I would like to know more about his relation with Alix, because i had red one year ago that had been found same letters that Alix had sent to Rasputin and that could show that they had had any sentimental relation, and i would like to know if this information is truth or false.
In other side, i had red that Rasputin was bisexual and had relations with a lot of palatin ladys but also with many Men, even with Price Yussuppof. Thanks
Grigory's purpose, other than money and access to lovely women and power, I do not know. I have never actually seen anyone write about what he wanted to gain from the manipulating of the Tsar.
... a good, simple-minded, religious Russian. When in trouble or assailed by doubts, I like to have a talk with him, and incariabley feel at peace with myself afterward.
A musical. Sounds so Mel Brooks. Made me laugh. It, probably, will be great.
Charlatan I think. I doubt he had ESP. It didn't take a whole lot of brains to figure out a revolution was coming. Do you remember recent publications calling the into question the authenticity of parts of those predictions? For the life of me I can't remember where I read that.Well, it wasn't too hard to know that revolution was coming and brother would fight brother. That the Tsar and his family safety was, certainly, an issue. It has been 92 years since Rasputin's death and not 25 years and still nothing has changed for them. The murderers survived him for many years. I don't know, maybe he did have ESP. I just think he was a charlatan.
While I would much rather believe the prophecies are real, I have seen some say that they were written after his death by his secretary and his supporters. I don't know for sure. But they do say that he was 'functionally illiterate' and that either his secretary or Anna V. wrote much of his longer correspondence. So maybe he dictated the prophecies, who knows.
They didn't believe that they had to do good to be in their position. They believed they were ordained by God to their position, so all that they did was good, true or not. Rasputin was, supposedly, illiterate. They, most certainly, could have been written after his death.