Was Grigori Rasputin's Assassination Justified

The Assassination of Grigori Rasputin According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, “There have been 298 serious assassination attempts on leaders worldwide since 1875” (Belsie). Grigori Rasputin, a member of Czar Nicholas II’s court, was violently murdered by a group of conspirators on December 29, 1916. Grigori Rasputin had a reputation as a mystical faith healer who had influence on the Russian government. He was violently killed as he was perceived to be too close the imperial family and his religious ways seemed to undermine their authority. However, this assassination was not justified. His assassination was based upon rumors and speculation and not on actual events or behaviors. Rasputin was born January 21, 1869 to a poor …show more content…
They poisoned his wine and cakes with cyanide. Although Rasputin became intoxicated, he did not seem to be affected by the poison, Frustrated, the men ended up shooting him multiple times, wrapping him in a carpet and throwing his body into the Neva River. He was found three days later (). When trying to decide if Rasputin’s assassination was justified, one might start with examining murder in general. Throughout history many groups have adopted the premise of an ‘eye for an eye’. When Rasputin’s assassination is examined under this premise, it cannot be considered justified. Rasputin never killed anyone and there was no reason to believe he would kill in the future. His assassination, unlike some, was not an act to meet the needs of the greater …show more content…
His processes often consisted of needed to touch the receiver of the healing, some found this to be creepy. He and his followers believed he was only able to heal through god's powers with physical contact. Some of his actions seemed unconventional to some of his peers, but Rasputin was apart of a religion who believed that sinning in small ways would bring one closer to god in the end (Rasputin). People thought that he brought down the reputation of the government, but he was not a government employee and had no real say in what happened. Rasputin and many others truly believed in his healing powers. The reason so many rumors about him were spread was due to his close relationship with the czar and the czarina. Rasputin gained this friendship through stopping their son’s, at the time, incurable hemophilia. He was then brought into the palace to continue to stop the son’s