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| 1 | self-proclaimed holy man who claimed to heal the sick and have prophecy. he had much influence over tsarina alexandra and she often went to him for advise on political issues. he was believed to be having a sexual affair with tsarina alexandra and was assassinated by three members of the higher aristocracy; tsarina alexandra was very distraught and depressed due to his death (coincidence? i think not). (905) | 3 sets | |
| 2 | siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of nicholas ii | 3 sets | |
| 3 | russian monk who had influenced the czar's government policies; he had mystical powers. | 3 sets | |
| 4 | a man who worked as a faith healer and didn't bathe but had a voracious sexual appetite and "got" thousands of women. most importantly he, in 1905, went to st. petersburg and started to heal the czar's son. he then started to have an affair with the czarina, and she replaces all her old advisers with him. in 1915, he was killed by these men he replaced. | 3 sets | |
| 5 | mad monk who tried to stop russia from going to war | 3 sets | |
| 6 | seen by the russian people as a negative influence over the czar and czarina | 2 sets | |
| 7 | mysterious "holy man" | 2 sets | |
| 8 | the "holy man" who largely influenced czarina alexandra | 2 sets | |
| 9 | self prclaimed "holy man"...ruled alexandra...sentenced to death | 2 sets | |
| 10 | a man who was supposedly going to cure the royal families son, the citizens did not want a monarchy so they tried to kill him, although there efforts were great the man simply didn't die | 2 sets | |
| 11 | 'a holy man' he was really evil, and befriended the romanovs. could heal aleksander with his strong hypnotist powers. took over the government while nicholas ii was fighting in wwi. brought the rev on the romanovs. | 1 set | |
| 12 | russian monk; self-proclaimed man of god; advisor the czar | 1 set | |
| 13 | russian peasant monk who was able to influence russian politics by gaining the confidence of the czarina. | 1 set | |
| 14 | a russian man who lives next door to peekay in the mining camp in northern rhodesia | 1 set | |
| 15 | had the greatest influence over czar nicholas ii and his family, the romanovs | 1 set | |
| 16 | what shady character healed czar nicholas ii's son and couldn't seem to die at the hands of russian officials? | 1 set | |
| 17 | a bizarre personal advisor to alexandra, he is later murdered | 1 set | |
| 18 | healer of the romanov thrown in russia. | 1 set | |
| 19 | evil influence on russian czar's wife | 1 set | |
| 20 | russian monk valued for his alleged ability to heal hemophilia | 1 set | |
| 21 | influencing rusian govt | 1 set | |
| 22 | the illiterate peasant and self proclaimed "holy man" who was an advisor to the russian tsarina, alexandra. alexandra believed that he possessed "miraculous powers" after he helped her son (who had a disorder known as hemophilia when any small cut or bruise can cause uncontrollable bleeding). his influence over alexandra became so great that that it weakened the confidence in government) | 1 set | |
| 23 | the monk who had influence over cazrina alexandra. he opposed reform measures and obtained powerful positions for his friends. he spread corruption throughout the royal court. he was murdered in 1916. | 1 set | |
| 24 | eccentric peasant adviser to tsarina alexander | 1 set | |
| 25 | control over nicholas ii because he thought he was helping keep his son alive | 1 set | |
| 26 | a siverian peasant whom the tsarina regarded as a holy man | 1 set | |
| 27 | the crazy russian who never died | 1 set | |
| 28 | an uneducated siberian preached (nicknamed rasputin, the degenerate) who claimed to have mysterious healing powers. he could stop the bleeding of czarina alexandra's son--possibly through hypnosis--and was thus able to gain influence in the czar's court, much to the dismay of top ministers and aristocrats, who finally arranged for his murder. the czarina's relationship with rasputin did much to discredit czar nicholas's rule. | 1 set | |
| 29 | advisor to tsarina alexandra | 1 set | |
| 30 | mysterious monk could heal czar's son | 1 set | |
| 31 | adviser to the romanovs--influenced the government | 1 set | |
| 32 | an uneducated siberian preacher (nicknamed rasputin, the degenerate ) who claimed to have mysterious healing powers. the czarina's relationship with rasputin did much to discredit czar nicholas's rule. | 1 set | |
| 33 | the mystically healer who was known to advise the czar of russia and the czar's wife | 1 set | |
| 34 | the supposed magical healer of tsarina alexandra's hemophiliac son, alexis; his interference in government affairs and the lack of support for the tsar because of his wife's "affair" led to disasters in russia and eventually a revolution to bring stability | 1 set | |
| 35 | influenced tsarina alexandria, wouldn't die, self-proclaimed holy man | 1 set | |
| 36 | regarded as a holy man by alexandra, she believed that he could heal her son. he became a power behind the throne. | 1 set | |
| 37 | worked his way up to gain the trust of the tsarina by curing her hemophiliac son. healer/mystic. peasant from siberia. | 1 set | |
| 38 | self-proclaimed holy man who claimed to heal the sick and have prophecy. he had much influence over tsarina alexandra and she often went to him for advise on political issues. he was believed to be having a sexual affair with tsarina alexandra and was assassinated by three members of the higher aristocracy; tsarina alexandra was very distraught and depressed due to his death (coincidence? i think not). | 1 set | |
| 39 | almost never speaks, dies saving pk | 1 set | |
| 40 | peasant and holy man; was relied on by tasr nick 2 and wife alexandra to help their son alexis; his close ties to the royal family were believed to influence gov't policies, rumors were spread that he was sleeping with the tsar's wife and abusing the tsar's children | 1 set | |