Grigory Rasputin

Grigory Rasputin
n. family name; Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), Siberian peasant monk who was the religious advisor and had much influence at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra, he was murdered by a group of aristocrats on December 29th 1916, known as "Mad Monk"; person who exercises important but cunning influence

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