On the night of July 16th, 1918, the Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, Tsar Nicholas II; his wife Tsarina Alexandra, their five children, a physician and waitstaff, and the Grand Duchess Tatiana’s dog, Jemmy, were awoken from their beds and led to the basement of the House of Special Purpose, a Bolshevik military hold, and shot to death. One of the direct causes that led to the end of the Romanov dynasty during the Russian Revolution was the royal family’s association with the peasant and self proclaimed sarets, or faith healer, Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin, often called ‘The Mad Monk’ was born into a time of great spiritualism, where Russia was still dominated by religion and superstition. This allowed Rasputin to take power within Russia
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It was rumored that he organized his own sect performing religious sex rituals, [had] outings to bathhouses, beatings and violent sex with society women and prostitutes.”
Rasputin was well known for his nefarious nighttime excursions, frequenting local bars for young women and bedding them under the guise of religious penance. This made him unpopular among the people of Russia, as well as the Russian courts, as he was seen as unfit company for the already disliked royal couple, who were seen as isolated and snobbish.
The Tsaritsa was particularly hated for her German heritage as well as her involvement of Rasputin into Russian politics. Many members of the court were appalled that the royal family would let a man accused of fornication and drunkenness into the lives of the upper class, much less into the already fragile politics of early 20th century Russia
“Rasputin's sexual skullduggery, his carrying-on with various society women, and his alleged carrying-on with the Empress herself, became a symbol for the political corruption of Russia which had penetrated the court itself. For many people on the fringes of the court, Rasputin's corruption was taken as the cause of all of Russia's problems
It was rumored that he organized his own sect performing religious sex rituals, [had] outings to bathhouses, beatings and violent sex with society women and prostitutes.”
Rasputin was well known for his nefarious nighttime excursions, frequenting local bars for young women and bedding them under the guise of religious penance. This made him unpopular among the people of Russia, as well as the Russian courts, as he was seen as unfit company for the already disliked royal couple, who were seen as isolated and snobbish.
The Tsaritsa was particularly hated for her German heritage as well as her involvement of Rasputin into Russian politics. Many members of the court were appalled that the royal family would let a man accused of fornication and drunkenness into the lives of the upper class, much less into the already fragile politics of early 20th century Russia
“Rasputin's sexual skullduggery, his carrying-on with various society women, and his alleged carrying-on with the Empress herself, became a symbol for the political corruption of Russia which had penetrated the court itself. For many people on the fringes of the court, Rasputin's corruption was taken as the cause of all of Russia's problems