Grigori Rasputin

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Roushie: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪʨ rɐˈspʊtʲɪn]) (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1869 – 29 December [O.S. 16 December] 1916) wis a Roushie meestic who is perceived as haein influenced the latter days o the Roushie Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, an their ae son Alexei. Rasputin haed aften been cawed the "Mad Monk", while ithers considered him a "strannik" (or religious pilgrim) an even a starets (ста́рец, "elder", a title usually reserved for monk-confessors), believin him tae be a psychic an faith healer.

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