Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 12:37:56 GMT 10
Rasputin is known as the Siberian mystic healer. However there are many skeptics that have said Rasputin was a phoney. Little is known about the first 40 years of Rasputin's life. What is known, has been retold through family stories and mysterious tales of his healing powers and visions. This means that, depending on the teller of the story, Rasputin might be a holy monk on one occasion, then an actor or phony without any connection to God on another. Some facts have however been confirmed by historians.Rasputin was born between 1864 and 1865. His birth place and home was the village of Pokrovskoe, presently Tiumen' Oblast. Located in Siberia, Pokrovskoe can be found on the Toura River and is not far from the Ural Mountains. In the other direction, to the west, almost 1500 miles fall between the Urals and St. Petersburg. In the late 1800's, when Rasputin lived in Pokrovskoe, the village had only a few streets, lined with spacious wooden houses. Depending on a family's wealth, the houses were either one or two stories. The homes were not simple wooden abodes, rather their decoration included ornate carving, as well as painted beams and window frames. At the village's center stood a large white church with a guilded dome, a symbol of Russia's strong religious history.
Rasputin reportedly became somewhat religious around the age of 18 when he stayed at a monastery, however he didn't become a Monk'
At the age of 19 Rasputin married Praskovia Fyodorovna in Pokrovskoe. They had three children: Dimitri in 1897, Maria in 1898, and Varvara in 1900. Marriage did not settle Rasputin, he traveling to places of religious significance such as Mt. Athos, Greece and Jerusalem. A self proclaimed holy man, Rasputin held the power to heal the sick and predict the future. His fame grew far and wide, and soon people traveled from long distances in search of his insight and healing powers. In return for his services, people brought presents of food and money.
He had very little education or spirtual tutoring, his theatrical abilites became useful to him.
While plowing one day, he was suddenly dazzled by an apparition. The story is that he was touched by the Heavenly Mother. She told him of the young Aleksei, the tsarevich and instructed him to appear at the boy's side to stop his bleeding- a result of hemophilia.
Rasputin's first move towards St. Petersburg was in 1902, when he visited the city of Kazan near the Volga river. He learned his first lessons about European culture and tradition when he spent his first time in a European house. Once he made this initial trip, he rapidly began to build a ever expanding group of disciples and acquaintances among the upper classes. Among this group, the "polite society," he was viewed "as a man of God .
Rasputin arrived in St. Petersburg while church leadrs were seeking men like him, of good reputation. He had a religious influence that was an advantage to the church. Rasputin was a simple soul, while at the same time, he managed to captivate those who met him with his healing powers. There are several different perspectives of Rasputin's behavior and actions.
Rasputin arrived in St. Petersburg in 1905, he was not invited to the czar's palace until 1907. When Rasputin finally met the Tsar and Tsarina ( Nicholas and Alexandra), he had been called there to heal their son suffering from bleeding episodes which the family did thier best to hide in fear of their son never becoming the Tsar. They were very reluctant but desperate people. Hemophilia, was common throughout European royalty and was passed on to him by his mother. Upon leaving, having temporarily cured Aleksei, Rasputin stated that the destiny of teh Romanov Dynasty were linked to him.
Rasputin's life was not totally centered around the Romanov family. He remained a healer. He only ever went to the palace when he was called for healing. He spent much of his time as a regular citizen.Rasputin remained in contact with his own family while he was staying in St. Petersburg, later his daughters joined him and his wife ket in regular contact and vsisted them regularly
Beginning soon after his daughters moved to St. Petersburg, Rasputin went through different stages of acceptance with the Romanovs, other high standing officials and socialites. Nicholas and Alexandra, worried about rumors of Rasputin's mistresses and his life in the city, began some research on his past. For more information about him, they asked close friends whose judgments they respected. There was also general consensus among officials that Rasputin was negatively influencing Alexandra, and in turn affecting the entire country.
Rasputin is as famous for his death as he is for his life. One evening at a meeting of Russian officials, it was decided that Rasputin was putting the entire nation in danger. Three men, Prince Feliks Yusupov (husband of the Tsar's niece), Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich (a member of the duma) and the Grand Duke Dimitry Pavlovich (the Tsar's cousin) took control of the situation. With an intricate plan, the three invited Rasputin over to the Yusupov Palace on December 30, 1916 to meet the Tsar's beautiful niece. While waiting for her to appear, the men fed Rasputin poisoned wine and tea cakes. They did not affect him. Dismay came over Yusupov and he shot Rasputin. Miraculously, Rasputin staggered out into the courtyard where Purishkevich and Pavlovich were preparing to leave the palace. Purishkevich shot the staggering Rasputin again, but it was only when they bound his body and threw it into the Neva River that he died.
Rasputin reportedly became somewhat religious around the age of 18 when he stayed at a monastery, however he didn't become a Monk'
At the age of 19 Rasputin married Praskovia Fyodorovna in Pokrovskoe. They had three children: Dimitri in 1897, Maria in 1898, and Varvara in 1900. Marriage did not settle Rasputin, he traveling to places of religious significance such as Mt. Athos, Greece and Jerusalem. A self proclaimed holy man, Rasputin held the power to heal the sick and predict the future. His fame grew far and wide, and soon people traveled from long distances in search of his insight and healing powers. In return for his services, people brought presents of food and money.
He had very little education or spirtual tutoring, his theatrical abilites became useful to him.
While plowing one day, he was suddenly dazzled by an apparition. The story is that he was touched by the Heavenly Mother. She told him of the young Aleksei, the tsarevich and instructed him to appear at the boy's side to stop his bleeding- a result of hemophilia.
Rasputin's first move towards St. Petersburg was in 1902, when he visited the city of Kazan near the Volga river. He learned his first lessons about European culture and tradition when he spent his first time in a European house. Once he made this initial trip, he rapidly began to build a ever expanding group of disciples and acquaintances among the upper classes. Among this group, the "polite society," he was viewed "as a man of God .
Rasputin arrived in St. Petersburg while church leadrs were seeking men like him, of good reputation. He had a religious influence that was an advantage to the church. Rasputin was a simple soul, while at the same time, he managed to captivate those who met him with his healing powers. There are several different perspectives of Rasputin's behavior and actions.
Rasputin arrived in St. Petersburg in 1905, he was not invited to the czar's palace until 1907. When Rasputin finally met the Tsar and Tsarina ( Nicholas and Alexandra), he had been called there to heal their son suffering from bleeding episodes which the family did thier best to hide in fear of their son never becoming the Tsar. They were very reluctant but desperate people. Hemophilia, was common throughout European royalty and was passed on to him by his mother. Upon leaving, having temporarily cured Aleksei, Rasputin stated that the destiny of teh Romanov Dynasty were linked to him.
Rasputin's life was not totally centered around the Romanov family. He remained a healer. He only ever went to the palace when he was called for healing. He spent much of his time as a regular citizen.Rasputin remained in contact with his own family while he was staying in St. Petersburg, later his daughters joined him and his wife ket in regular contact and vsisted them regularly
Beginning soon after his daughters moved to St. Petersburg, Rasputin went through different stages of acceptance with the Romanovs, other high standing officials and socialites. Nicholas and Alexandra, worried about rumors of Rasputin's mistresses and his life in the city, began some research on his past. For more information about him, they asked close friends whose judgments they respected. There was also general consensus among officials that Rasputin was negatively influencing Alexandra, and in turn affecting the entire country.
Rasputin is as famous for his death as he is for his life. One evening at a meeting of Russian officials, it was decided that Rasputin was putting the entire nation in danger. Three men, Prince Feliks Yusupov (husband of the Tsar's niece), Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich (a member of the duma) and the Grand Duke Dimitry Pavlovich (the Tsar's cousin) took control of the situation. With an intricate plan, the three invited Rasputin over to the Yusupov Palace on December 30, 1916 to meet the Tsar's beautiful niece. While waiting for her to appear, the men fed Rasputin poisoned wine and tea cakes. They did not affect him. Dismay came over Yusupov and he shot Rasputin. Miraculously, Rasputin staggered out into the courtyard where Purishkevich and Pavlovich were preparing to leave the palace. Purishkevich shot the staggering Rasputin again, but it was only when they bound his body and threw it into the Neva River that he died.