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1siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of nicholas ii3 sets
2a 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
3mad monk who tried to stop russia from going to war3 sets
4self-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
5mysterious "holy man"2 sets
6self prclaimed "holy man"...ruled alexandra...sentenced to death2 sets
7seen by the russian people as a negative influence over the czar and czarina2 sets
8the "holy man" who largely influenced czarina alexandra2 sets
9a 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 die2 sets
10russian monk valued for his alleged ability to heal hemophilia1 set
11what shady character healed czar nicholas ii's son and couldn't seem to die at the hands of russian officials?1 set
12worked his way up to gain the trust of the tsarina by curing her hemophiliac son. healer/mystic. peasant from siberia.1 set
13an 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
14russian monk; self-proclaimed man of god; advisor the czar1 set
15'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
16adviser to the romanovs--influenced the government1 set
17had the greatest influence over czar nicholas ii and his family, the romanovs1 set
18influencing rusian govt1 set
19russian peasant monk who was able to influence russian politics by gaining the confidence of the czarina.1 set
20a russian man who lives next door to peekay in the mining camp in northern rhodesia1 set
21influenced tsarina alexandria, wouldn't die, self-proclaimed holy man1 set
22an 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
23a siverian peasant whom the tsarina regarded as a holy man1 set
24the crazy russian who never died1 set
25creepy man who had a "skeevy" relationship with alexandra, teached her son1 set
26the crazy monk who helped to discredit the tsarist government1 set
27madman during ww11 set
28control over nicholas ii because he thought he was helping keep his son alive1 set
29the 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
30regarded as a holy man by alexandra, she believed that he could heal her son. he became a power behind the throne.1 set
31the 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 stability1 set
32mysterious monk could heal czar's son1 set
33advisor to tsarina alexandra1 set
34eccentric peasant adviser to tsarina alexander1 set
35the 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
36a bizarre personal advisor to alexandra, he is later murdered1 set
37holy man who was highly thought of by the czar and czarina, he was killed in december 1916 by nobles.1 set
38a self-described "holy man" who claimed to have magical healing powers. he seemed to ease the czar's son's hemophilia, and for that was trusted in great political decisions. he spread corruption through the royal court.1 set
39seld described holy man who claimed to have magical healing powers1 set
40an evil man who opposed reform and spread corruption at the royal court and strongly influenced nicholas1 set