Role Of Rasputin Flashcards
What gave Rasputin influence over the Royal family?
Lampadnik and told them that he could heal their son Alexi
What does Rasputin mean?
Disreputable one
What is the meaning of starets?
Holy man
What religious sect was Rasputin apart of?
Kylysty sect (religious fulfilment through sexual experience )
What did eyewitnesses say about his game?
Transfixing
What was the hygiene of Rasputin?
Bad
What was Rasputins sexual appetite?
Uncontrollable
Who did the Tsarina think Rasputin could cure?
Cure Alexis haemophilia
What did Rasputin do in 1907?
Cure Alexi from a bout of illness
When had Rasputin cured Alexi from a bout of illness?
1907
What happened in 1912?
Cured Alexi via telegram from outside St.Petersburg
When had Rasputin cured Alexi via telegram from outside St.Petersburg?
1912
Why was Rasputin unpopular?
Shocked conservatives with his immortality
Jealousy amongst ministers like Stolypin
Resentment over his influence of Tsarina
Tsar censored critical reports in the press
What happened to critical reports in the press about Rasputin?
Tsar censored them
Who accused Rasputin of rape?
Kehioniya Berlaskaya
What did Kehioniya Berlaskaya accuse Rasputin of?
Rape
What was the impact of Rasputins membership in the Khlysts?
Scandalous
What was the impact of Rasputin interference in army’s medical supplies?
Improved their organisation
How did Rasputin improve the organisation of the army’s medical supplies?
Interference