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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин, IPA: [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; baptized on 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1869 – murdered on 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs, who became an influential figure in the later years of tsar Nicholas. This was especially the case after August 1915 when the Emperor left Petrograd for Stavka at the front, leaving his wife Alexandra Feodorovna to act in his place. Some people—then and now—believe that Rasputin's personal influence over the Tsarina became so great that it was he who ordered the destinies of Imperial Russia, while she compelled her weak husband to fulfill them.Brian Moynahan describes him as "a complex figure, intelligent, ambitious, idle, generous to a fault, spiritual, and - utterly- amoral." He was obsessed by religion and impressed many people with his knowledge and ability to explain the Bible in an uncomplicated way. Rasputin was neither a monk nor a saint; he never belonged to any order or religious sect. He was considered a strannik ("pilgrim"), wandering from cloister to cloister, and regarded as a starets and a yurodiviy (holy fool) by his followers, who also believed him to be a psychic and faith healer. Rasputin himself did not consider himself to be a starets. Rasputin spoke an almost incomprehensible Siberian dialect and never preached or spoke in public.In 1907, Rasputin was invited by Nicholas and Alexandra Feodorovna to heal their only son, tsarevich Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. "In the mind of the Tsarina Rasputin was closely associated with the health of her son, and the welfare of the monarchy." The Tsarina saw Rasputin as a "Man of God" and a clairvoyant, eager to see him as a holy fool. Rasputin's involvement with the Tsar originated in the royal family's isolation from the public; he ended by deepening that isolation to an unbridgeable chasm.There is much uncertainty over Rasputin's life and influence, as accounts are often based on dubious memoirs, hearsay and legend. According to Dominic Lieven "more rubbish has been written on Rasputin than on any other figure in Russian history.In Russia, Rasputin is seen by many ordinary people and clerics, among them the late Elder Nikolay Guryanov, as a righteous man. However, Alexy II of Moscow said that any attempt to make a saint of Rasputin would be "madness".While his influence and role may have been exaggerated, historians agree that his presence played a significant part in the increasing unpopularity of the Tsar and his wife immediately prior to the February Revolution of 1917. The conspirators, who did not accept a peasant being so close to the Imperial couple, had hoped that Rasputin's removal would cause the Tsarina to retreat from political activities. They also believed that Rasputin was an agent of Germany, but he was more of a pacifist, opposed to all wars. Rasputin was seen to be the root cause of Russia's despair.. }

• Grigori_Rasputin abstract "Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин, IPA: [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; baptized on 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1869 – murdered on 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs, who became an influential figure in the later years of tsar Nicholas. This was especially the case after August 1915 when the Emperor left Petrograd for Stavka at the front, leaving his wife Alexandra Feodorovna to act in his place. Some people—then and now—believe that Rasputin's personal influence over the Tsarina became so great that it was he who ordered the destinies of Imperial Russia, while she compelled her weak husband to fulfill them.Brian Moynahan describes him as "a complex figure, intelligent, ambitious, idle, generous to a fault, spiritual, and - utterly- amoral." He was obsessed by religion and impressed many people with his knowledge and ability to explain the Bible in an uncomplicated way. Rasputin was neither a monk nor a saint; he never belonged to any order or religious sect. He was considered a strannik ("pilgrim"), wandering from cloister to cloister, and regarded as a starets and a yurodiviy (holy fool) by his followers, who also believed him to be a psychic and faith healer. Rasputin himself did not consider himself to be a starets. Rasputin spoke an almost incomprehensible Siberian dialect and never preached or spoke in public.In 1907, Rasputin was invited by Nicholas and Alexandra Feodorovna to heal their only son, tsarevich Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. "In the mind of the Tsarina Rasputin was closely associated with the health of her son, and the welfare of the monarchy." The Tsarina saw Rasputin as a "Man of God" and a clairvoyant, eager to see him as a holy fool. Rasputin's involvement with the Tsar originated in the royal family's isolation from the public; he ended by deepening that isolation to an unbridgeable chasm.There is much uncertainty over Rasputin's life and influence, as accounts are often based on dubious memoirs, hearsay and legend. According to Dominic Lieven "more rubbish has been written on Rasputin than on any other figure in Russian history.In Russia, Rasputin is seen by many ordinary people and clerics, among them the late Elder Nikolay Guryanov, as a righteous man. However, Alexy II of Moscow said that any attempt to make a saint of Rasputin would be "madness".While his influence and role may have been exaggerated, historians agree that his presence played a significant part in the increasing unpopularity of the Tsar and his wife immediately prior to the February Revolution of 1917. The conspirators, who did not accept a peasant being so close to the Imperial couple, had hoped that Rasputin's removal would cause the Tsarina to retreat from political activities. They also believed that Rasputin was an agent of Germany, but he was more of a pacifist, opposed to all wars. Rasputin was seen to be the root cause of Russia's despair.".