Who was Rasputin?
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Rasputin is a name that is likely to be familiar to people all around the world. There are myths surrounding the man and many people of his time believed he had the ability to heal people by prayer alone. This is highly unlikely to be true but still there is no doubt that he was a fascinating gentleman.
It is also believed by some that he was almost impossible to kill but, although there is an element in truth in it, the stories are still highly exaggerated. There are many other rumors about him that were true, however. We take a closer look at Rasputin and some of the facts surrounding his extraordinary life.
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1. He Was Born a Pauper
Despite being well known for his association with the highest echelons of Russian society, Rasputin was actually born into a very poor family. He was born in a small village in Siberia called Pokrovskoye in January 1869. His full name was Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, after St. Gregory of Nyssa. His father was a church elder and a farmer but there is little information about his mother, Anna Parshukova.
It is thought that the couple had a total of eight children, seven of whom died when they were very young. There may have been a ninth child by the name of Feodosiya, but records are vague.
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