Grigori Rasputin was a mystic who entered the Russian court when he claimed to heal the Tsar’s young son. However, in 1916 he met his end at the hands of assassins. Rasputin’s bizarre death only served to further the impression of him as an almost supernatural entity. In the years since his demise he has been the subject of numerous films, books and other popular media – even appearing as a villain in the recent Kingsman series of spy-comedies. But what if he had not died that fateful night in July? What if the assassins had failed? Would his survival have been unimportant, leading only to his death at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1917? Or could he have helped alter the course of World War I?
Who was Grigori Rasputin and what was his role in the court?
Grigori Rasputin was a purported Siberian holy man, who invaded his way into the court of Nicholasthe front. Alexandra was left in charge and Rasputin began interfering in the government, suggesting ideas about food supplies, troops and battles. When things started going badly, people started remembering Alexandra’s German birth and became concerned.
