Born Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin in 1869 in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, ... [Nicholas and Alexandra] found [him] very refreshing as a connection with the vastness of peasant Russia.

Rasputin was born Grigori Yefimovich Novykh, a Siberian peasant who would later acquire the surname Rasputin because of his sexual promiscuity and heavy drinking. In Russian, “Rasputin ...

Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, a Siberian peasant who masked debauchery in the robes of spiritual devotion and whose influence on the court of Czar Nicholas II helped lead to the Russian Revolution ...

Grigory Rasputin News from United Press International. The Soviet Union, which is no more, was created on this date in 1922. It happened at the first Soviet Congress when Russia, Ukraine and two ...

Alexandra listened to the advice of Rasputin, looking to him as a godly figure. As a result, Rasputin’s political influence and rule over Russia at home continued to grow.

Russian nobles murdered the powerful mystic Grigory Rasputin 100 years ago ... Image caption, The Siberian mystic, said to have healing powers, was a confidant of Empress Alexandra.

Grigori Rasputin was born a peasant but later became advisor to the Russian royal family. Here's why they trusted him and why he was killed.

Grigory Rasputin, a mystic peasant who captivated the Russian imperial court, met his death at the hands of aristocratic enemies 100 years ago. Artem Krechetnikov of BBC Russian examines the ...