Rasputin
Folklores are tales shrouded in mystery and mysticism, often depicting a time and an era long since dead, but there is a story of a man, not to long ago which entertains all the traits of a tall tale. Nobody in recent Russian history commands as much villainy, sainthood and mystery as the charismatic and often elusive Grigory Efimovich Rasputin. This "saint who sinned"# played a constructive role in the disruption of the Romanov family, the political upheaval of Russia and the eventual fall of the Tsar and his family. There were some that believed him a messenger of god, but in truth Rasputin was a just man, a man who had the incredible ability to deliver people from the confinements of their minds to the righteousness of faith. As past tales have shown, the religious or revolutionary awakening of an individual or a nation results in an irrevocable disruption of the current foundation. Whether Rasputin was the political mastermind or just a humble monk who believed in the pleasures and gratuity of occultism, he changed Russia in a way that will never be repeated or repented. Tsar Nicholas II son Alexei the only male produced by the royal couple, was the foundation of Rasputin's bond with the Tsars. On the second
# Edvard Radzinsky, The Rasputin File, (New York: Doulbleday, 2000) pg.62 Rasputin's first landing onto the Petersburg holy scene was solidified by a letter of introduction from Chrysanthos, archimandrite of the Kazan eparchy to the rector of the Theological Seminary, Bishop Sergius.# This introduction would continue on till Rasputin had met many of the highest clergymen including the Tsars close religious advisor father Feofan, all of whom had already heard of the wonders of the wanderer.# A reputation proceeds a man wherever he is and Rasputin's by tale alone would captivate any conversation, but this illusion would soon fade, starting with the clergy. Skeptics of his righteous powers gained credibility when his drunkenness and adultery became as famous as his reputation and they would seek to discredit him, but by this point his spell was already cast on the Tsarina.# Some were bold enough to openly denounce Rasputin including his most trusted friend father Feofan, who after writing to the tsarina of Rasputin's escapades found himself transferred to the Crimea.# Such was the fate of those intellectuals who sought to unmask Rasputin, leaving nothing but cowering sympathizers or career orientated pastors in control. Rasputin was not wholly aware that as times got worse and Russia was entering the grips of war, he to would be fighting a three front war internally which would have an unhappy ending.
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