Tag: Rasputin

Exploring the mysterious murder of Grigory Rasputin in 1916, a pivotal event that marked the end of Romanov rule and presaged the Bolshevik Revolution. The Mysterious Murder of Rasputin Sometime during the night of December 29-30, 1916, Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, a self-proclaimed holy man, met his end at the hands of Russian nobles. This event was driven by their determination to diminish his influence over the royal family. Rasputin’s Rise to Influence Rasputin, originally a Siberian peasant, underwent a religious conversion in his teenage years. He proclaimed himself a healer,…