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Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic and holy man. He is best-known for having  befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through  whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. The manner in which he was assassinated remains a mystery to this day.   #rasputin #mystery #russia

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00:01Welcome to the Dark Mystery Lounge. Today we talk about one of the most

00:07mysterious men in history. Today we talk about Gregory Rasputin. Born in Russia

00:16in January 21st, 1869 to a poor family, Rasputin had a pretty normal life until

00:25he turned 30 when he went through a religious awakening and he became a

00:31wandering, self-proclaimed priest.

00:38Rasputin belonged to a mysterious cult where they had strange rituals, drinking

00:44and orgies. Rasputin became popular society figure in St. Petersburg in Russia

00:51by 1906 after becoming friends with King Nicholas II and his family.

01:01But it all started to go wrong when Queen Alexandra started seeing him as a

01:07prophet when he started healing people from their illnesses and especially her

01:14son Alexei. It was said that he also was able to heal and control people by

01:22hypnotizing them, just simply by looking through their eyes. Over the years, Rasputin

01:31influence increased over the royal family and he interfered in their political

01:36decisions. On July 12, 1914, a woman stabbed Rasputin in his stomach and attempted

01:47to kill him because she claimed he was the Antichrist. But she was later found

01:53insane and was sent to an asylum for her crime.

01:58In 1916 and during World War I, the Russian army was not doing too good and many believed

02:09Rasputin influence over the royal family was a big reason why.

02:17So a group of Russian nobles decided they need to get rid of him and they invited

02:23Rasputin to a small party at the royal palace on December 29, 1916.

02:33Once Rasputin entered the palace, he was offered tea and cake that had been

02:38laced with cyanide, enough to kill four men, but it seems to have no effect on him.

02:45So they decided to give him wine, placed with more cyanide and after drinking three glasses

02:55of it, again, nothing happened to him.

03:02So one of the Russian nobles shot him in the schist with a revolver.

03:07Rasputin fell on the floor and they thought he was dead.

03:12But after a while Rasputin got up and he started to attack them.

03:20So they shot him again, two more times.

03:24One more time in the forehead and one more time in the schist.

03:28Then they started to beat his head with a heavy object multiple times.

03:33Then they dragged his body and threw him into a freezing river.

03:43Just to be surprised that he was still alive and he tried to swim in the freezing cold water.

03:51But he was taken by the current.

03:54On January 1st, 1917, Rasputin's dead body was found covered in ice.

04:05The official autopsy showed no trace of cyanide in his body and that he didn't actually die from the bullets, but he drowned.

04:15He was buried on January 2nd, 1917, in a local church and the ceremony was attended by the royal family.

04:27So what do you think?

04:30Was Rasputin a strange man with supernatural powers?

04:35Or was he a normal man that his story was overhyped?

04:41Thanks for hanging out with me in the dark mystery lounge.

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04:51That was Anubis. Stay safe until we meet again.

Episode 49 The Mad Monk | Grigori Rasputin

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