Shadow over the Empire: The Life, Death, and Curse of Grigori Rasputin

Prologue: A Crack Through the Empire
In the winter of 1916, the body of a peasant from the Siberian wilderness, wrapped in brocade, was lowered into the crypt of Tsarskoye Selo. The Empress wept as if she had lost a son. Grigori Rasputin—the "holy devil," healer, scandalous favorite—became the crack that split the Romanov throne. His murder in the basement of the Yusupov Palace became the prologue to the empire's demise.

Siberian Wanderer: The Path to the Foot of the Throne
Childhood in Pokrovskoye
Grigory Efimovich Rasputin (1869–1916) was born into a peasant family in the village of Pokrovskoye in the Tobolsk Governorate. His childhood is shrouded in myth: some contemporaries called him a horse thief, others a "man of God." By the age of 30, having experienced a spiritual transformation, he set out to wander through monasteries, from Mount Athos to Jerusalem. His prayers seemed fervent, his speeches filled with mystical insights.

Entering Tsarskoye Selo
In 1905, Bishop Feofan, rector of the St. Petersburg Theological...

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