Who was Rasputin?
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In 1897, Rasputin went on a pilgrimage that was to change his life forever. After being married for 10 years, he travelled to a monastery. He travelled all the way to the Saint Nicholas Monastery, which was some 300 miles away from where he lived.
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It is thought that he spent several months at the monastery, an experience that caused him to become deeply religious himself. Rasputin eventually returned to his hometown a changed man. He no longer drank alcohol and had also become a vegetarian. He was also notably more religious than before and would pray regularly.
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