Role of Raspitutin

Where was he from?

Tobolsk Province in Siberia

What was Rasputin’s reputation?

He had gained a reputation for being a holy man who had the ability to heal the sick and predict the future

Why did he become close to the Romanovs?

He healed the royal family’s son, stopping  a particularly severe and painful episode of internal bleeding affecting the haemophiliac Alexei. 

What did he claim?

Claimed that if the royal family deserted him, their son would be gone

How did peasants think of him?

Peasants thought of him as one of their own

How did nobles think of him?

nobles rejected him

What was the rumour about him?

Rumour that he was having an affair with Alexandria and that he was the one in charge of Russia

How were men promoted?

Men were promoted to high positions if they respected Rasputin and his advice 

When was he murderd?

1916

What is strange about his death?

He was not immediately killed by the poison, or by the shots