Grigory Efimovich Rasputin-Novykh is a legendary man from a remote Siberian village, who managed to get close to the August Family of Nicholas II as a medium and adviser and, thanks to this, went down in history.

Historians are contradictory in assessing his personality. Who was he - a cunning charlatan, a black magician, a drunkard and a libertine, or a prophet, a holy ascetic and a miracle worker who had the gift of healing and foresight? There is no consensus to this day. Only one thing is certain - the uniqueness of nature.

Childhood and youth

Gregory was born on January 21, 1869 in rural settlement Pokrovskoe. He became the fifth, but the only surviving child in the family of Efim Yakovlevich Novykh and Anna Vasilievna (before Parshukova’s marriage). The family was not in poverty, but due to the alcoholism of its head, all property was sold under the hammer shortly after Gregory’s birth.

Since childhood, the boy was not very strong physically, he was often sick, and from the age of 15 he suffered from insomnia. As a teenager, he surprised his fellow villagers with his strange abilities: he could supposedly heal sick cattle, and once, using clairvoyance, he pinpointed exactly where the neighbor’s missing horse was located. But in general, until the age of 27, he was no different from his peers - he worked a lot, drank, smoked, and was illiterate. His dissolute lifestyle gave him the nickname Rasputin, which stuck tightly. Also, some researchers attribute to Gregory the creation of a local branch of the Khlyst sect, preaching “dumping sin.”

In search of work, he settled in Tobolsk, got a wife, a religious peasant woman Praskova Dubrovina, who gave birth to a son and two daughters, but the marriage did not curb his temperament, eager for female affection. It was as if some inexplicable force was attracting the opposite sex to Gregory.

Around 1892, a dramatic change occurred in the man's behavior. They started to bother him prophetic dreams, and he turned to nearby monasteries for help. In particular, I visited Abalaksky, located on the banks of the Irtysh. Later, in 1918, it was visited by the royal family exiled to Tobolsk, who knew about the monastery and the miraculous icon of the Mother of God kept there from Rasputin’s stories.

The decision to start new life Gregory finally matured when in Verkhoturye, where he came to venerate the relics of St. Simeon of Verkhoturye, he had a sign - the heavenly patron of the Ural land himself came in a dream and ordered him to repent, go wander and heal people. The appearance of the saint shocked him so much that he stopped sinning, began to pray a lot, gave up eating meat, stopped drinking and smoking, and set out on wanderings to introduce spirituality into his life.

He visited many holy places in Russia (in Valaam, Solovki, Optina Desert, etc.), and visited beyond its borders - on the holy Greek Mount Athos and in Jerusalem. During the same period, he mastered reading and writing and the Holy Scriptures, and in 1900 he made a pilgrimage to Kyiv, then to Kazan. And all this - on foot! Wandering across the Russian expanses, he delivered sermons, made predictions, cast spells on demons, and talked about his gift of working miracles. Rumors about his healing powers spread throughout the country, and suffering people from different places began to come to him for help. And he treated them, having no idea about medicine.

Petersburg period

In 1903, the healer, who had already become famous, found himself in the capital. According to legend, the Mother of God appeared to him with orders to go and save Tsarevich Alexei from illness. Rumors about the healer reached the empress. In 1905, during one of the attacks of hemophilia, which was inherited by the son of Nicholas II through Alexandra Feodorovna, the “people's doctor” was invited to the Winter Palace. Through the laying on of hands, whispered prayers, and a poultice of steamed tree bark, he was able to stop what could have been a fatal nosebleed and calm the boy.

In 1906, he changed his last name to Rasputin-Novykh.

The subsequent life of the wanderer-seer in the city on the Neva was inextricably linked with the August family. For more than 10 years, he treated the Tsarevich, successfully driving away the empress’s insomnia, sometimes doing this simply over the phone. The distrustful and cautious autocrat did not welcome frequent visits from the “elder,” but noted that after talking with him, even his soul felt “light and calm.”

Soon, the extraordinary visionary acquired the image of an “adviser” and “friend of the king,” gaining enormous influence over the couple of rulers. They did not believe the rumors that circulated about his drunken brawls, orgies, performing black magic rituals and obscene behavior, as well as that he accepted bribes for the promotion of certain projects, including fateful decisions for the country, and for the appointment of officials to high positions. For example, at the behest of Rasputin, Nicholas II removed his uncle Nikolai Nikolaevich from the post of supreme commander-in-chief of the army, since he clearly saw Rasputin as an adventurer and was not afraid to tell his nephew about it.

Rasputin was forgiven for drunken brawls and shameless antics like carousing in the Yar restaurant in the nude. “The legendary debauchery of Emperor Tiberius on the island of Capri becomes moderate and banal after this,” the American ambassador recalled about the parties in Gregory’s house. There is also information about Rasputin's attempt to seduce Princess Olga, the emperor's younger sister.

Communication with a person of such a reputation undermined the authority of the emperor. In addition, few knew about the Tsarevich’s illness, and the healer’s closeness to the Court began to be explained by his more than friendly relations with the Empress. But, on the other hand, he had a striking effect on many representatives of secular society, especially women. He was admired and considered a saint.

Personal life of Grigory Rasputin

Rasputin married at the age of 19, after returning to Pokrovskoye from the Verkhoturye Monastery, to Praskovya Fedorovna, nee Dubrovina. They met at an Orthodox holiday in Abalak. In this marriage three children were born: in 1897 Dmitry, a year later daughter Matryona and in 1900 Varya.

In 1910, he took his daughters to his capital and enrolled them in a gymnasium. His wife and Dima stayed at home, in Pokrovskoye, on the farm, where he periodically visited. She supposedly knew very well about his riotous lifestyle in the capital, and was completely calm about it.

After the revolution, daughter Varya died from typhoid and tuberculosis. The brother, mother, wife and daughter were sent into exile to the North, where they all soon passed away.

The eldest daughter managed to live to old age. She got married and gave birth to two daughters: the eldest in Russia, the youngest in exile. In recent years she lived in the USA, where she passed away in 1977.

Death of Rasputin

In 1914, an attempt was made on the life of the seer. Khionia Guseva, the spiritual daughter of the far-right hieromonk Iliodor, shouting “I killed the Antichrist!” wounded him in the stomach. The emperor's favorite survived and continued to participate in state affairs, causing sharp protest among the tsar's opponents.

Shortly before his death, Rasputin, feeling a threat looming over him, sent a letter to the Empress, in which he indicated that if any of the relatives of the royal family became his killer, then Nicholas II and all his relatives would die within 2 years, - they say, it was to him such a vision. And if a commoner becomes a murderer, then the imperial family will flourish for a long time.

Put an end to the influence of the unwanted “adviser” on the imperial family and that’s it Russian government decided by a group of conspirators, including the husband of the sovereign's niece Irina, Felix Yusupov and the autocrat's cousin, Dmitry Pavlovich (they were spoken of in society as lovers).

Was shrouded in mystery life path a seer, but death was no less mysterious and added mysticism to his person. On a December night in 1916, the conspirators invited a healer to Yusupov’s mansion to meet with the beautiful Irina, supposedly to provide her with “special help.” They added the strongest poison - potassium cyanide - to the wine and food prepared for the treat. However, it had no effect on him.

Felix then shot him in the back, but again to no avail. The guest ran out of the mansion, where the killers shot him point-blank. And it didn't kill" God's man" Then they started finishing him off with batons, castrated him, and threw his body into the river. Later it turned out that even after these bloody atrocities, he remained alive and tried to get out of the icy water, but drowned.

Rasputin's predictions

During his life, the Siberian soothsayer made about a hundred prophecies, including:

Your own death;

The collapse of the empire and the death of the emperor;

Second world war, describing in detail the blockade of Leningrad (“I know, I know, they will surround St. Petersburg, they will starve! How many people will die, and all because of the Germans. But you can’t see the bread on your palm! That’s death in the city. But you can’t see St. Petersburg to you! If we don't, we'll die hungry, but we won't let you in! "- he once shouted in his hearts to a German who had insulted him. Anna Vyrubova, a close friend of Empress Alexandra, wrote about this in her diary);

Flights into space and landing a man on the Moon (“the Americans will walk on the Moon, leave their shameful flag and fly away”);

The formation of the USSR and its subsequent collapse (“There was Russia - there will be a red hole. There was a red hole - there will be a swamp of the wicked, who dug a red hole. There was a swamp of the wicked - there will be a dry field, but there will be no Russia - there will be no hole");

Nuclear explosion in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (claimed to have seen two islands burned to the ground in fire);

Genetic experiments and cloning (the birth of “monsters without a soul or an umbilical cord”);

Terrorist attacks at the beginning of this century.

Grigory Rasputin. Documentary.

One of his most impressive predictions is considered to be a statement about “the world in reverse” - this is the upcoming disappearance of the sun for three days, when fog will cover the earth, and “people will wait for death as salvation,” and the seasons will change places.

All this information was gleaned from the diaries of his interlocutors, so there is no prerequisite to consider Rasputin a “fortuneteller” or “clairvoyant.”

The most common misconception that can still be heard today is the idea that if Rasputin had not been killed in 1916, Russian history would have turned out differently. This myth was created by opponents of the Romanov dynasty. In fact, there is absolutely no reliable historical evidence that Grigory Efimovich Rasputin played any independent political role. There is also no evidence of desire to play this role. Historian Almazov considers Rasputin a puppet in the hands of the far-right liberal opposition, which was once fighting for power. Emperor Nicholas II, on the orders of his wife, always consulted the elder on state affairs. As a result, under the patronage of Rasputin, people who were completely incapable of it ended up in power. A striking example of such a manager is B.V. Stürmer is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, who was dismissed by Nicholas from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for embezzlement of the treasury at the beginning of his reign, before he met Rasputin.

Rasputin - “a man of the people”

In some Russian literature, they try to present Rasputin to certain envoys from the people, considering him an innocent victim of social madness. In reality, in Russian society of the 20th century, enormous hatred was brewing towards the figure of Rasputin. The State Duma demanded that he be expelled from St. Petersburg, the people rained curses on Rasputin, and all the misfortunes that happened were associated with him. The highest echelons of power and even people of the lower classes openly spoke about the impending disasters that threaten Russia and the ruling dynasty while Rasputin is alive and remains in the capital.

About the power of Rasputin

Many historians believe that the main reason why the Romanov family believed Rasputin was his calling by the Orthodox Church. It is believed that the pilgrimage of Grigory Rasputin to Jerusalem made the right impression on the church hierarchy. Alexandra Feodorovna was a very religious woman, so this fact could not affect her.

From the stories of Gilliard (a French teacher), one curious case was also known. Tsarevich Alexei was heading with his father to the next military review; on the way, Alexei began to experience severe bleeding, and it was decided to head to Tsarskoe Selo. When the carriage approached the pyron, Nikolai informed his alarmed wife that the bleeding had stopped. Then, she decided to ask the teacher what time it was, having received the answer “Six hours and twenty minutes,” Alexandra Fedorovna said in French: “I knew about it.” After these words, the Empress showed Gilliard a telegram received from Rasputin with the words “God will help, he will be healthy.” Departure time: six hours and twenty minutes. Alexandra Fedorovna could not consider this a coincidence, because this matter concerned her beloved son. Unconditional faith in Gregory settled in her soul. Afterwards many more similar telegrams were sent.

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Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

FSBEI HE "Mari State University"

Faculty of History and Philology

Department of National History

Scientific report

on the topic: "Rasputinism. Grigory Rasputin and his role in the collapse of the autocracy"

in the discipline: "History of Russia"

Completed by: 2nd year student of group OB-22

day department

Nasirova R.R.

Checked by: Associate Professor, Candidate of Sciences

Soloviev A.A.

Yoshkar-Ola - 2017

Introduction
1. Grigory Rasputin - portrait against the backdrop of the decline of the empire
2. Rasputin’s influence on the emperor and Russian politics
3. The attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to Rasputinism
4. Rasputinism and its consequences
5. Murder of Grigory Rasputin
Conclusion
Materials used

Introduction

Grigory Rasputin is one of the most mysterious and interesting personalities late XIX, beginning of the 20th century. In all of history, there has never been a similar case when a country was actually ruled by a village peasant who did not even know how to write correctly.

Rasputin awakened a variety of feelings in those around him. Some experienced a strange fear of him, others deep reverence, and still others hatred. Attitudes towards him are still ambiguous. Some see him as a holy healer, others as a charlatan, sent to the Tsar by influential people in Petrograd to satisfy their own interests.

Rasputin's activities have been repeatedly touched upon in literature, cinema and music.

Who was Grigory Rasputin really: a messenger of God or a demon? What were you trying to achieve? How was he able to take over the minds of most of the secular society of the capital and the entire royal family?

These questions determined the relevance of the topic of the report.

The purpose of the work is to explore the place and role of Grigory Rasputin in the history of Russia.

Job objectives:

Consider the biography of Rasputin.

Find out its influence on the collapse of the empire.

Consider the attitude of the church towards Rasputin.

Identify the consequences of Rasputinism.

In Soviet historiography, the issue of G. Rasputin as a religious personality was practically not considered. Attention Soviet historians was focused on determining the extent of G. Rasputin's power and the extent of his influence on the appointment of ministers and government policy. And if M.N. Pokrovsky and A.Ya. Avrekh thought this influence was almost decisive, but E.D. Chermensky and G.Z. Joffe, by no means, considered him insignificant. The most detailed question about political role G. Rasputin was described in the work of V.S. Dyakina. Of great importance for Soviet historians was the topic of discrediting the Russian monarchy by emphasizing the real and imaginary vices of G. Rasputin, information about which was drawn from a variety of and very dubious sources.

The ideological bias and political one-sidedness of Soviet historiography, which ignored the topic of G. Rasputin’s religiosity, did not allow it to create a versatile and objective picture of the life and personality of G. Rasputin and contributed to it in 1990. the appearance of works in which some parts historical research were called upon to explain the various versions about G. Rasputin. One of these versions was contained in the books of A.N. Bokhanov and O.A. Plato's version of G. Rasputin as a religious righteous man from among the people, who turned out to be a victim of a “slanderous conspiracy.”

Now G. Rasputin was described as the victim of a slander campaign planned by the Freemasons with the aim of “undermining the national values of the country.” This meant that all critical reviews of G. Rasputin were attributed to the Freemasons (and since information about the activities of Russian Freemasons at the beginning of the 20th century is scanty and often unfounded, anything can be attributed to them) or to people who were misled by the Freemasons. Based on the sources “cleared” in this way from “Masonic slander”, a bright image of a simple man from a peasant environment, a seer and healer, a true friend and guardian of the royal family was easily created. In fact, one myth gives rise to another.

Political weight of G. Rasputin A.N. Bokhanov and O.A. Platonov was not inclined to exaggerate; they even emphasized that his ability to influence events was very limited; they did not deny that G. Rasputin’s position at court was often used by various swindlers for selfish purposes. However, all this did not call into question the spiritual authority of G. Rasputin, whom they considered an old man. According to O.A. Platonov, the authority of G. Rasputin, was based on the fact that the Tsar and Tsarina “saw in him an old man, continuing the traditions of Holy Rus', spiritually minded, capable of giving good advice,” as well as “a true Russian peasant - a representative of the largest class in Russia, with a sense of common sense, a popular understanding of the usefulness of one’s everyday intuition, and a firm knowledge of moral standards.” This demagogic tone, combined with derogatory criticism of the educated strata of Russian society, including Orthodox clergy, is typical for the works of A.N. Bokhanov and O.A. Platonov. G. Rasputin is glorified by them almost from a “class position” - as a person who believed that “in the spiritual development of Russia, the main emphasis should be placed on people from peasant backgrounds.” If earlier G. Rasputin appeared as a symbol of “dark forces,” now he is being made into a symbol of the “folk Orthodox tradition,” opposed to “intelligentsia devoid of national consciousness” and “bishop-officials.”

1. Grigory Rasputin - portrait against the backdrop of the decline of the empire

Rasputin's biography can be divided into two periods: life before arriving in St. Petersburg and after.

Little is known about the first stage of life in Siberia. Grigory Efimovich Rasputin ( real name- Novykh) was born on July 29, 1871 in the village of Pokrovsky, Tyumen district, Tobolsk province.

The youngest son in a wealthy peasant family. He began to work early: herded cattle, worked as a cab driver, fished, and helped harvest crops. There was no school in Pokrovsky, and Grigory was illiterate until the start of his journey. He did not stand out among other peasants. At the age of 19, he married a peasant woman, Praskovya Fedorovna Dubrovina. They had three children: Dmitry, Matryona, and Varvara.

In 1892, Gregory was accused of stealing stakes from the monastery fence and was expelled from the village for a year. He spent this time wandering, making pilgrimages to holy places, where he studied the Holy Scriptures and literacy from the elders. His wanderings took place without any purpose, from monastery to monastery, he slept with monks and peasants, ate from other people's tables, thanking the owners with prayers and predictions.

The second stage of Rasputin's life begins at the beginning of the 20th century. In the spring of 1903 34-year-old Grigory Rasputin visited St. Petersburg for the first time and lived there for 5 months. In the capital they spoke of him as a strange Siberian man who had sinned and repented and was endowed with extraordinary strength. He was received by the most famous clergyman of that time, John of Kronstadt.

In 1905, Rasputin returned to St. Petersburg, where he met with the elderly Archimandrite Feofan, inspector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and former confessor of the Empress Alexandra. By that time he was already respectfully called “old man.” They called him that because of his experience and faith. His bright personality and phenomenal abilities very soon attracted everyone's attention. The rumor about the “holy elder” who prophesies and heals the sick quickly reached the highest society. People who did not find complete consolation in the state church flocked to the Siberian “elder.” They visited Grigory Efimovich, listened to his stories and instructions. The visitors were especially impressed by the wanderer’s eyes, which looked into the very soul of the interlocutor. rasputin church influence consequence

IN a short time Rasputin became famous person in the capital. In 1904-1906, Gregory met dozens of representatives of the Russian nobility. Grand Duchesses Anastasia and Melitsa Nikolaevna, together with the Empress’s favorite maid of honor Anna Vyrubova, introduced him to the royal family. The first meeting with Elder Rasputin took place in early November 1905 and left a very pleasant impression on the royal family.

Many people came to Rasputin asking him to pray for their affairs, and they sent him telegrams and letters. But most of all, of course, the personal meeting with him was valued. Unbiased sources testify that when meeting in person, he charmed people with some special confidence, ability to present himself, goodwill and kindness.

In addition to prayerful help and healing, people came to Rasputin with material requests, petitions, complaints about grievances and oppression. A commission of the Provisional Government, which interrogated hundreds of people who visited Rasputin, found that he often received money from petitioners for satisfying their petitions. As a rule, these were wealthy individuals who asked Gregory to convey their request to the Highest Name or to petition one or another ministry. The money was given voluntarily and distributed to the same petitioners, only poorer ones. Rasputin's apartment in Petrograd, where he spent most of his time, according to eyewitnesses, it was filled with all kinds of poor people and various petitioners who, believing rumors that he had enormous influence on the king, came to him with their needs. Indeed, the doors of his apartment were open to everyone. Rasputin rarely refused anyone's request to help if he saw that the person was truly in need.

But along with this kind of characteristic of the activity of the “man of God” Grigory Rasputin, there was another. Some time after his arrival in St. Petersburg, rumors began to spread in secular society about the riotous behavior of the “elder” and the “prophet”, his communication with various rabble, and ugly revelries (for which they nicknamed Grigory Rasputin).

In 1911, indignation at the elder was still a matter of private conversation. In the Duma, clear hints of “dark forces” at the throne began to appear in the speeches of left-wing deputies. Soon the “Rasputin question” began to dominate the political scene.

The attacks on Rasputin intensified. Newspapers reported that “Grigory Rasputin is an insidious conspirator against our holy church, a molester of human souls and bodies,” as well as “the unheard-of tolerance shown to the above-mentioned Grigory Rasputin by the highest dignitaries of the church.”

But most of all, society was outraged by the influence that this Siberian man had on Nicholas II in solving state issues. Nicholas II discussed with Rasputin plans for military operations, ways to improve the food supply, and the appointment of new ministers. Every appointment in the highest echelon of government services, as well as at the top of the Church, passed through his hands. Rasputin was not just an adviser, but also a standard for evaluating other people.

Over the 16 months since July 1915, Russia experienced an unprecedented ministerial leapfrog: during this time, 4 prime ministers, 5 ministers of internal affairs, 4 ministers were replaced Agriculture and 3 ministers of war. In the end, a fairly respected and influential group, which previously constituted the top of the administrative apparatus, gave way to Rasputin’s proteges.

All educated segments of the population felt hostility towards Grigory Rasputin. Monarchist nobles and intelligentsia, both revolutionary and liberal, agreed on his negative role in the royal court, calling him the evil genius of the Romanovs. On September 19, 1916, deputy Vladimir Purishkevich made a passionate speech against Rasputin in the State Duma. He heatedly exclaimed, “The dark man should not rule Russia any longer!”

On the same day, the plan to kill Rasputin was born. After listening to Purishkevich’s accusatory speech, Prince Felix Yusupov approached him with this proposal. Then several more people joined the conspiracy, including Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich. The execution of the plan was scheduled for December 16, 1916. Among the conspirators who plotted and carried out the murder of Rasputin in December 1916 was Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich Romanov, the Tsar’s cousin. His accomplices were Prince Felix Yusupov (married to the Emperor’s niece Princess Irina), Captain Sukhotin, deputy State Duma Purishkevich and Doctor Lazovert (Yusupov, 1991, p. 162).

Rasputin felt very well the threat hanging over him. In December 1916, shortly before his tragic death, he wrote a prophetic letter, which was drawn up by a lawyer and handed over to the Empress. “I am writing and leaving this letter behind me in St. Petersburg,” Rasputin wrote. “I feel that I will lose my life before 1 January". Further, turning to the Tsar and Tsarina, he made predictions about the future fate of Russia, which was supposed to develop one way or another, depending on who his killers would be.

Grigory Rasputin was modestly buried in Tsarskoe Selo. However, he did not rest there for long. After February Revolution his body was dug up and burned at the stake.

2. Rasputin’s influence on the emperor and Russian politics

The life story of Rasputin cannot be understood without knowledge of the special relationship that developed between him and the royal family. For ten years, Grigory Rasputin was one of the closest people to the royal family. The royal family loved him and trusted him.

The end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries were characterized by a deep spiritual crisis due to the rejection of Russian spiritual values, traditions and ideals. The king felt the tragic outcome of this crisis and really needed people who would be spiritually close to him. This was the main reason for the rapprochement between the royal couple and Grigory Rasputin. The tsar and queen’s attraction to Rasputin was of a deeply spiritual nature; in him they saw an old man who continued the traditions of Holy Rus', spiritually minded, and capable of giving good advice. And at the same time, a real Russian peasant - a representative of the largest class in Russia, with a developed sense of common sense, a popular understanding of the usefulness of his everyday intuition, who knew firmly what is good and what is bad, where are his own and where are strangers.

“I love the people, the peasants. Rasputin is truly one of the people,” said the tsarina, and the tsar believed that Gregory was “a good, simple, religious Russian man. In moments of doubt and mental anxiety, I love to talk with him, and after such a conversation My soul always feels light and calm." He repeats this idea repeatedly in correspondence and conversations.

The Tsar and Tsarina respectfully called Rasputin “our friend” or “Gregory,” and Rasputin called them “Dad and Mom,” meaning “father and mother of the people” in this sense. They talked to each other only on a first name basis.

In the life of the royal family, Rasputin played the same role as Saint John of Kronstadt. They often turned to him asking for prayer. Rasputin had an inexplicable power over Tsarevich Alexei. At the slightest indisposition, the elder was called. Sometimes even a short telephone conversation was enough to eliminate a particular ailment.

"The heir lives as long as I live!" - said Rasputin.

It is quite natural that after these words, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, obeying her maternal instincts, literally prayed to the “elder”. Believing that Rasputin was sent to the royal family by God in order to protect the dynasty, that the truth was spoken through his lips, the queen tried to convince her husband of this.

The queen’s letters to her husband are filled with deep faith in Rasputin: “Yes, prayers and selfless faith in God’s mercy alone,” she writes, “give a person the strength to endure everything. And our friend will help bear your heavy cross and great responsibility.”

Of course, the tsar listened to the advice of Grigory Rasputin. From the royal correspondence it is clear that the king listened to Rasputin's proposals with attention and often accepted them. This especially concerned candidates for the posts of leaders of the Holy Synod and the movement of bishops to various dioceses, although at the last stage of his life Gregory also took part in the selection of candidates for the posts of ministers and governors.

With the tsar's boundless trust, Rasputin's opinion on certain political and state issues was taken into account almost unconditionally. His one word was enough for the Cabinet of Ministers to be replenished with an unknown person.

In the last years of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, it became increasingly difficult to find a suitable person for any position, because people were afraid. They were afraid that, having served for some time in a high-ranking position, they would be removed from this post, but would also fall out of favor with the sovereign, and after that there could be no talk of any high positions for them.

The Tsar, who believed that Rasputin was sent to him by heaven in order to protect him and the entire royal family and help him with advice on behalf of the Lord God, would have to silently listen to his every word, accept his speech as the truth, for he himself speaks through his lips God, heeded his advice only in matters of appointment or in matters of a smaller scale. In serious matters, he always did almost everything his own way.

Grigory Efimovich had his own positions on almost all political issues. But they did not always coincide with the positions of the sovereign, and he, despite the fact that Rasputin in his eyes was a “man of God,” was not going to change them. Despite the advice and even the pleas of the “elder,” despite the queen’s letters, Nicholas did things his own way. There were times when he simply did not let either his wife or the “miracle worker” know about his plans, and they learned about one or another of his actions from the newspapers.

Rasputin was strongly opposed to the "senseless bloodshed" of the First World War. No matter how hard he tried to convince Nicholas II to make peace with Germany, on any terms, the tsar stood his ground.

This also applies to the peasant question. All attempts by Rasputin to explain to the Tsar that the peasants remained the most powerless category of the population were in vain. He wanted to convince the tsar to give state and monastery lands to the peasants, but the tsar again did not agree with him.

At the very beginning of the First World War, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Russian army was Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich. One day Rasputin came to the Tsar and told him that he had a dream, from which it follows that in three days Nikolai Nikolaevich would send news that there was not enough food in the army, but you should not believe him, because with this news he was only trying to to cause panic and fear and thereby force Nicholas II to abdicate the throne in his favor. As a result of this meeting, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich was exiled to the Caucasus, and the Tsar took command of all military actions.

Regarding the direct influence of Rasputin, Maurice Paleologue, the French ambassador to Russia, says: “Does Rasputin have the same power over the emperor as over the empress? No, and the difference is noticeable,” especially when the “old man” interferes in politics. Then Nicholas II puts on silence and caution, he avoids difficult questions; he postpones decisive answers; at any rate, he submits after a great internal struggle, in which his innate intelligence often prevails."

In their research, historians rely not only on the testimony of contemporaries and analysis known facts. The decisive role is played by the materials of correspondence between Nicholas II and his wife. Here are some of the empress's letters to her husband.

“Keep this paper in front of you... Tell him [Protopopov - A.D.] to obey our Friend more.”

In the summer of 1916, Alexandra Fedorovna wrote to her husband at Headquarters: “And now He believes that it would be advisable not to attack too persistently on the western sector of the front...”.

The materials of this correspondence very well substantiate the hypothesis about Rasputin’s indirect influence on state affairs, which was exerted first on the empress, and through her on the tsar.

Yes, Rasputin’s influence on the entire royal family was enormous, yes, almost all ministers and high-ranking officials were appointed on his orders, but the tsar did not always listen to him, and therefore he had to resort to some other measures besides simple telegrams and conversations.

By order of the royal family, Rasputin was placed under surveillance by the royal secret police. Beletsky, director of the police department, noted in his notes that at the end of 1913, while observing the correspondence of people close to Rasputin, they noticed among them a letter from one of the Petrograd hypnotists, in which there was an absolutely clear indication that the “miracle worker” took from him hypnosis lessons.

This can also explain the attractiveness of his eyes to everyone around him. All the people who knew him personally invariably singled out his eyes. They always made a pleasant impression.

Be that as it may, Rasputin in a very short period of time gained almost unlimited power over the royal couple, but, nevertheless, at some moments the tsar eluded his influence and made decisions on his own, contrary to the instructions of the “elder” and Alexandra Fedorovna .

3. The attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to Rasputinism

In the capital in 1903, Rasputin was introduced to the spiritual leader of Orthodoxy, St. John of Kronstadt. He gives communion and confesses Gregory, says: “My son, I felt your presence. There is a spark of true faith in you!” After this, Rasputin no longer doubts his divine destiny.

In the spring of 1908, Archimandrite Feofan, confessor of the imperial family, on behalf of the queen, went to Pokrovskoye to check rumors and find out about the past of the “man of God.” Feofan lives in Gregory's house in Pokrovskoye for two weeks, visits Elder Makar in Verkhoturye and decides that Rasputin is truly a saint. Upon his return, Feofan writes a detailed report on the trip and declares that Grigory Rasputin is God's chosen one and was sent to reconcile the Tsar and Tsarina with the Russian people. The chosen one himself begins to openly preach his teaching: God needs sin and its awareness, only this is the true path to God. An erotic-religious myth arises around Rasputin.

4. Rasputinism and its consequences

Rasputinism is an expression of the extreme corruption of the country's ruling elite named after the peasant Rasputin Grigory (1872-1916), who, in the guise of a “seer” and “healer,” acquired unlimited influence on the Russian Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and his entourage, interfering in state affairs ). A blind people, deprived of guidelines, mentors and leadership, easily became prey to anti-Christian propaganda.

Rasputinism... This is not just a characteristic of the pre-revolutionary era in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The man who gave his name to this part of Russian history is still assessed ambiguously. Who is he - a good or evil genius of the royal family and the Russian autocracy? Did he really have superhuman powers?

Of course, Rasputin was a strong synonym. He really helped the sick Tsarevich Alexei and treated other patients. But he used his abilities to his advantage.

Rasputin liked to be the center of attention; he began to be flattered by popularity. He was unable to overcome this temptation, and in recent years he gradually became a victim of his pride. The consciousness of his own importance is not difficult to notice in his own words. Many times, for example, he repeated to the queen: “They will kill me, and they will kill you,” and “I” sounds here first of all.

Since the summer of 1915, interference in the governance of the empress’s country has been increasing, G.E. Rasputin and his entourage. There are different opinions regarding the nature of Rasputinism and the degree of influence of the “elder” on state affairs. In any case, the influence of “dark forces” left a noticeable imprint on the work of the government machine. Constant reshuffles in ruling circles disorganized the work of the bureaucratic apparatus. His positions both in the center and in the field in conditions global war and the unprecedented problems generated by this war subsided. The authority of the authorities was completely undermined.

As a result, honest officials and ministers were replaced by those who, in order to get a place in the hierarchy closer to the “anointed ones of God,” pandered to the “holy elder” - in any form. People from the government also came to bow to him.

5. Murder of Grigory Rasputin

Rasputin was supposed to be killed on the night of December 16-17 in the palace of Prince Yusupov. The conspiracy also included Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, Doctor Lazavert. The plan was that at one in the morning, bypassing the police agents, whom Rasputin, by prior agreement, would have to release, he would bring the “elder” to Yusupov’s palace under the pretext of treating the prince’s wife, who was not in St. Petersburg at all. Especially for his murder, the basement of the palace was quickly converted into a dining room, in which Rasputin was supposed to wait for the princess, who allegedly received guests upstairs. To brighten up the wait, the prince offered him cakes and Madeira, poisoned in advance potassium cyanide. Then his body was to be wrapped in a rag and his corpse was to be thrown into one of the rivers near Petrograd, with weights tied to it. The conspirators traveled in advance to almost all rivers and canals in search of a suitable ice hole.

Finally the appointed evening arrived. The basement has been changed beyond recognition. Purishkevich and the Grand Duke tried to make this room look as if a small company had just left it, frightened by the appearance of a guest. All this was done so that the “victim” would not guess about the plans of the conspirators. At first everything went according to plan. Rasputin released the secret police agents and arrived safely, accompanied by Felix Yusupov, without being noticed by anyone. All the servants, with the exception of two military men standing at the main entrance, were released. The “old man” arrived in a positive mood, joked, but did not touch either the Madeira wine or the food. For half an hour the prince tried to do something to get him to eat or drink anything, but this only complicated the task, because Rasputin began to express his distrust of Felix that the princess was even in the house. He was alarmed that Felix's wife was making him wait so long.

In the end, succumbing to Yusupov’s persuasion, he began to devour cakes and drink Madeira, but absolutely nothing happened to him. The result was the same after a quarter of an hour, although potassium cyanide is a poison that acts almost instantly. The conspirators became worried. After some consultation, they decided that they had no choice but to shoot the “old man.” The prince himself took on this mission. A few minutes later, the elder lay on the dining room floor with a bullet in his chest.

The conspirators went outside. Yusupov, who returned to get the cloak, checked the body; suddenly Rasputin woke up and tried to strangle the killer. The conspirators who ran in at that moment began to shoot at Rasputin. As they approached, they were surprised that he was still alive and began to beat him. According to the killers, Rasputin, poisoned and shot, came to his senses, got out of the basement and tried to climb over the high wall of the garden, but was caught by the killers. Then he was tied hand and foot with ropes, taken by car to a pre-selected place near Kamenny Island and thrown off the bridge so that his body was under the ice. No poison was found in Rasputin's stomach. This could be explained by the fact that the cyanide in the cakes was neutralized by sugar or high heat during oven cooking.

Conclusion

Over the past few years, interest in the personality of Grigory Efimovich Rasputin has grown significantly. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, global ideological changes in the country, which made it possible to look at Russian culture differently than in Soviet times. history of the XIX- beginning of the 20th century

Secondly, in post Soviet time the opportunity arose to begin a serious study of church history, without the context of which the phenomenon of Rasputin is difficult to understand. Thirdly, there were no special works about the Siberian wanderer in Soviet times, although domestic scientists, of course, wrote about his influence on church and state affairs of the empire.

Materials used

List of sources:

1. Grigory Rasputin - Collection of historical materials in 4 volumes (the second volume includes memories of the most different people, including writers, military men, foreign diplomats, one of the “old man’s” fans and others).

2. Materials from the diaries of Nicholas II of 1915-1916 (the diary of Nicholas II describes in detail interactions with the Tsar and Rasputin).

Bibliography:

1. Bokhanov A.N. The truth about Grigory Rasputin M., 2011 (The author presents it in a very accessible and interesting way. The book is written about the life of G. Rasputin from birth in the village of Pokrovsky to death in St. Petersburg).

2. Kasvinov M.K. 23 steps down M., 1987 (The book by M.K. Kasvinov tells about the life and deeds of the king and his immediate circle).

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Brief biography of Rasputin

Grigory Efimovich Rasputin was born on January 21, 1869 in the village of Pokrovskoye, Tobolsk province. He grew up in a simple family and saw with his own eyes all the hardships and sorrows of peasant life.

His mother's name was Anna Vasilyevna, and his father's name was Efim Yakovlevich - he worked as a coachman.

Childhood and youth

Rasputin’s biography was marked from birth, because little Grisha was his parents’ only child who managed to survive. Before him, three children were born into the Rasputin family, but they all died in infancy.

Gregory led a rather secluded life and had little contact with his peers. The reason for this was poor health, because of which he was teased and avoided communicating with him.

While still a child, Rasputin began to show a keen interest in religion, which would accompany him throughout his biography.

From early childhood he liked to be close to his father and help him with housework.

Since there was no school in the village in which Rasputin grew up, Grisha did not receive any education, however, like other children.

One day, at the age of 14, he became so ill that he was close to death. But suddenly, in some miraculous way, his health improved and he completely recovered.

It seemed to the boy that he owed his healing to the Mother of God. It was from this moment in his biography that the young man began different ways study the Holy Scriptures and memorize prayers.

Pilgrimage

Soon the teenager discovered that he had a prophetic gift, which in the future would make him famous and radically influence both his own life and, in many ways, the life of the Russian Empire.

Upon turning 18, Grigory Rasputin decides to make a pilgrimage to the Verkhoturye Monastery. Then he, without stopping, continues his wanderings, as a result of which he visits Mount Athos in Greece, and.

During this period of his biography, Rasputin met various monks and representatives of the clergy.

The Royal Family and Rasputin

The life of Grigory Rasputin changed radically when, at the age of 35, he visited.

At first he experienced serious financial difficulties. But since during his wanderings he managed to meet various spiritual figures, Gregory was provided with support through the church.

Thus, Bishop Sergius not only helped him financially, but also introduced him to Archbishop Feofan, who was the confessor of the royal family. At that point in time, many had already heard about the insightful gift of an unusual wanderer named Gregory.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia was not going through the most better times. In the state, peasant strikes occurred in one place after another, accompanied by attempts to overthrow the current government.

Added to all this Russo-Japanese War ended, which was made possible thanks to special diplomatic qualities.

It was during this period that Rasputin met and made a strong impression on him. This event becomes a turning point in the biography of Grigory Rasputin.

Soon the emperor himself was looking for an opportunity to talk with the wanderer on various topics. When Grigory Efimovich met Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, he endeared her to himself even more than her royal husband.

It is worth noting that such a close relationship with the royal family was also explained by the fact that Rasputin participated in the treatment of their son Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia.

The doctors could not do anything to help the unfortunate boy, but the old man somehow miraculously managed to treat him and have a beneficial effect on him. Because of this, the empress idolized and defended her “savior” in every possible way, considering him a man sent from above.

This is not surprising, because how else can a mother react to a situation when her only son is severely suffering from attacks of illness, and the doctors cannot do anything. As soon as the wondrous old man took the sick Alexei in his arms, he immediately calmed down.

The Royal Family and Rasputin

According to historians and biographers of the tsar, Nicholas 2 repeatedly consulted with Rasputin on various political issues. Many government officials knew about this, and therefore Rasputin was simply hated.

After all, not a single minister or adviser could influence the emperor’s opinion the way an illiterate man who came from the outback could do.

Thus, Grigory Rasputin took part in all state affairs. It is also worth noting that during this period of his biography he did everything possible to prevent Russia from being drawn into the First World War.

As a result of this, he made himself many powerful enemies from among the officials and nobility.

Conspiracy and murder of Rasputin

So, a conspiracy was drawn up against Rasputin. Initially, they wanted to politically destroy him through various accusations.

He was accused of endless drunkenness, dissolute behavior, magic and other sins. However, the imperial couple did not take this information seriously and continued to trust him completely.

When this idea was not successful, they decided to literally destroy it. Prince Felix Yusupov, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Jr. and Vladimir Purishkevich, who held the post of state councilor.

The first unsuccessful assassination attempt was made by Khionia Guseva. The woman pierced Rasputin’s stomach with a knife, but he still survived, although the wound was really serious.

At that moment, when he was lying in the hospital, the emperor decided to participate in the military conflict. However, Nicholas 2 still completely trusted “his friend” and consulted with him on the correctness of certain actions. This further aroused hatred among the king’s opponents.

Every day the situation became tense, and a group of conspirators decided to kill Grigory Rasputin at any cost. On December 29, 1916, they invited him to the palace of Prince Yusupov, under the pretext of meeting a beauty who was looking for a meeting with him.

The elder was led into the basement, assured that the lady herself would now join them. Rasputin, not suspecting anything, calmly went downstairs. There he saw a table laid with delicious treats and his favorite wine - Madeira.

While waiting, he was offered to try cakes that had been previously poisoned with potassium cyanide. However, after he ate them, for some unknown reason the poison had no effect.

This brought supernatural horror to the conspirators. Time was extremely limited, so after some deliberation they decided to shoot Rasputin with a pistol.

He was shot several times in the back, but this time he did not die, and was even able to run out into the street. There he was shot several more times, after which the killers began beating and kicking him.

The victim's body was then wrapped in a carpet and thrown into the river. Below you can see Rasputin's body recovered from the river.

An interesting fact is that medical examination proved that even being in icy water, after poisoned cakes and many point-blank shots, Rasputin was still alive for several hours.

Personal life of Rasputin

The personal life of Grigory Rasputin, like, in fact, his entire biography, is shrouded in many secrets. What is known for certain is that his wife was a certain Praskovya Dubrovina, who bore him daughters Matryona and Varvara, as well as a son, Dmitry.

Rasputin with his children

In the 30s of the 20th century Soviet authority arrested them and sent them to special settlements in the North. Their further fate unknown except for Matryona, who in the future managed to escape to.

Predictions of Grigory Rasputin

At the end of his life, Rasputin made several predictions about the fate of Emperor Nicholas II and the future of Russia. In them, he prophesied that Russia would face several revolutions and that the emperor and his entire family would be killed.

In addition to this, the elder foresaw the creation Soviet Union and its subsequent collapse. Rasputin also predicted Russia's victory over Germany in the great war and its transformation into a powerful state.

He also spoke about our days. For example, Rasputin argued that the beginning of the 21st century would be accompanied by terrorism, which would begin to flourish in the West.

He also prophesied that in the future, Islamic fundamentalism, known today as Wahhabism, would be formed.

Photo of Rasputin

The widow of Grigory Rasputin Paraskeva Feodorovna with her son Dmitry and his wife. The housekeeper is standing behind.
Accurate recreation of the murder site of Grigory Rasputin
Rasputin's killers (from left to right): Dmitry Romanov, Felix Yusupov, Vladimir Purishkevich

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Rasputin's personality

In appearance, Rasputin was a real Russian peasant. He was a strong man, of average height. His light gray, sharp eyes were set deep. His gaze was piercing. Only a few could stand it. It contained a suggestive force that only rare people could resist. He wore long hair that flowed over his shoulders, which made him look like a monk or priest. His brown hair was heavy and thick.

Rasputin did not rank clergy highly. He was a believer, but did not pretend to be, he prayed little and reluctantly, he loved, however, to talk about God, to have long conversations on religious topics and, despite his lack of education, he loved to philosophize. He was greatly interested in the spiritual life of man.

He was an expert human psyche, which was of great help to him. He did not like regular work, as he was lazy, but could, if necessary, work hard physically. At times physical work was necessary for him.

Countless legends have gathered around Rasputin. I do not intend to compete with the authors of all sorts of scandalous stories and want only to convey my observations of the real Rasputin.

Rasputin had a bump on his forehead, which he carefully covered with his long hair. He always carried a comb with him, with which he combed his long, shiny and always oiled hair. His beard was almost always in disarray. Rasputin only occasionally brushed her with a brush. In general, he was quite clean and often bathed, but at the table he behaved with little culture.

He used a knife and fork only on rare occasions and preferred to take food from plates with his bony and dry fingers. He tore large pieces like an animal. Only a few could look at him without disgust. His mouth was very large, but instead of teeth, some black roots were visible in it. While eating, food remnants often got stuck in his beard.

He never ate meat, sweets or cakes. His favorite dishes were potatoes and vegetables, which were brought to him by his admirers. Rasputin was not anti-alcoholic, but he did not think highly of vodka either. Of other drinks, he preferred Madeira and port. He was accustomed to sweet wines in monasteries and could tolerate them in very large quantities.

In his clothing, Rasputin always remained faithful to his peasant attire. He wore a Russian shirt, belted with a silk cord, wide trousers, high boots and a hoodie over his shoulders. In St. Petersburg, he willingly put on silk shirts, which were embroidered for him and presented to him by the queen and his admirers. With them, he also wore high patent leather boots.

Rasputin loved to teach people. But he spoke little and limited himself to short, abrupt and often even incomprehensible phrases. Everyone had to listen to him carefully, since he had a very high opinion of his words.

Rasputin's admirers can be divided into two categories. Some believed in his supernatural powers and his holiness, in his divine purpose, while others simply considered it fashionable to look after him or tried to achieve some advantages for themselves or their loved ones through him.

When Rasputin was reproached for his weakness for the female sex, he usually replied that his guilt was not so great, since many high-ranking officials directly hang their mistresses and even wives around his neck in order to achieve some benefits from him for themselves. . And most of these women entered into intimate relations with him with the consent of their husbands or loved ones.

Rasputin had admirers who visited him on holidays to congratulate him, and at the same time hugged his tar-soaked boots. Rasputin, laughing, said that on such days he especially generously smears his boots with tar so that the elegant ladies lying at his feet would get more dirty on their silk dresses.

His fabulous success with the royal couple made him some kind of deity. All St. Petersburg officials were in a state of excitement. One word from Rasputin was enough for officials to receive high orders or other distinctions. Therefore, everyone sought his support. Rasputin had more power than any high official. You didn’t need any special knowledge or talent to make the most brilliant career with his help. Rasputin's whim was enough for this.

Assignments that required long-term service were carried out by Rasputin in a few hours. He brought people positions that they had never dared to dream of before. He was an all-powerful miracle worker, but at the same time more accessible and reliable than some high-ranking person or general. No tsar's favorite has ever achieved such power in Russia as he did.

Rasputin did not try to adopt the manners and habits of well-bred St. Petersburg society. He behaved in aristocratic salons with impossible rudeness.

Apparently, he deliberately showed his peasant rudeness and bad manners.

It was an amazing picture when Russian princesses, countesses, famous artists, all-powerful ministers and high-ranking officials courted a drunken man. He treated them worse than footmen and maids. At the slightest provocation, he scolded these aristocratic ladies in the most obscene manner and in words that would make the grooms blush. His impudence was indescribable.

He treated ladies and girls from society in the most unceremonious manner, and the presence of their husbands and fathers did not bother him at all. His behavior would have outraged the most notorious prostitute, but despite this, there were almost no cases when anyone showed their indignation. Everyone was afraid of him and flattered him. The ladies kissed his food-stained hands and did not disdain his black nails.

Without using cutlery, at the table he distributed pieces of food among his fans with his hands, and they tried to assure him that they considered this some kind of bliss. It was disgusting to watch such scenes. But Rasputin’s guests got used to this and accepted it all with unprecedented patience.

I have no doubt that Rasputin often behaved outrageously and disgracefully in order to show his hatred of the nobility. With special love, he cursed and mocked the nobility, called them dogs and claimed that not a drop of Russian blood flowed in the veins of any nobleman.

When talking with peasants or his daughters, he did not use a single swear word. His daughters had a special room and never entered rooms where guests were. The room of Rasputin's daughters was well furnished, and from it a door led to the kitchen, in which Rasputin's nieces Nyura and Katya lived, who watched his daughters. Rasputin's own rooms were almost completely empty and contained very little of the cheapest furniture.

The table in the dining room was never covered with a tablecloth. Only in the work room there were several leather armchairs, and this was the only more or less decent room in the entire apartment. This room served as a place for intimate meetings between Rasputin and representatives of high St. Petersburg society.

These scenes usually proceeded with impossible simplicity, and Rasputin in such cases would escort the lady in question out of his workroom with the words: “Well, well, mother, everything is all right!” After such a lady's visit, Rasputin usually went to the bathhouse located opposite his house. But the promises made in such cases were always fulfilled.

During Rasputin's love affairs, it was striking that he could not stand intrusive persons. But, on the other hand, he annoyingly pursued ladies who did not give in to his lusts. In this regard, he even became an extortionist and refused all assistance in the affairs of such persons. There were also cases when ladies who came to him with requests directly offered themselves, considering this a necessary prerequisite for the fulfillment of their request. In such cases, Rasputin played the role of the indignant and read the most severe moral teaching to the petitioner. Their requests were still fulfilled.

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Introduction

1. Grigory Rasputin - portrait against the backdrop of the decline of the empire

2. Rasputin’s influence on the emperor and Russian politics

3. The attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to Rasputinism

4. Rasputinism and its consequences

5. Murder of Grigory Rasputin

Conclusion

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