dcentity2000
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Just prior to the Russian Revolution there lived a peasant by the name of Rasputin:
I'm not making this up, btw. What follows is the summary (poorly done) of quite a few witness statements, which could of course have been completely made up themselves; however, most historians believe at least in his existence and the real debate comes over how much power he exerted over the Tsar.
The Tsar of Russia at the time had a son who suffered from terrible internal bleeding. Rasputin claimed to be able to stop this and in desperation the Royal Family turned to the so called "Evil Monk". Witnesses say that the man stood over the boy, murmured a few words and, without even touching him, cured the boy. Certainly this happened; how is open to debate.
So grateful were the family that they allowed the foul man to stay - and foul he was. If he fancied a woman, he would simply start to undress her. Eventually, this became too much.
A number of aristocrats decided to poison him with potassium cyanide...
Basically, they tried to poison him with an amount of toxin great enough to kill six men. He complimented his host (Yussupov) on the meal, then complained of an itchy throat and guzzled poisoned wine to calm it - enough poisin for about six men. The host, having decided that the man was some sort of devil, drew his revolver and shot Rasputin in the chest. This did not kill him. Rasputin staggers out into the courtyard, where soldiers open fire on him from all angles and he is attacked physically. His body is then bound and thrown into a frozen river. When recovered, his body was found with the ropes broken and his lungs full of water...
Cause of death: drowning.
Scary, huh? Somehow cures a boy without touching him, withstands a bullet in his chest, poison for many men, more bullets through his body and enough time submerged in the river to at least free himself...
Rich::
I'm not making this up, btw. What follows is the summary (poorly done) of quite a few witness statements, which could of course have been completely made up themselves; however, most historians believe at least in his existence and the real debate comes over how much power he exerted over the Tsar.
The Tsar of Russia at the time had a son who suffered from terrible internal bleeding. Rasputin claimed to be able to stop this and in desperation the Royal Family turned to the so called "Evil Monk". Witnesses say that the man stood over the boy, murmured a few words and, without even touching him, cured the boy. Certainly this happened; how is open to debate.
So grateful were the family that they allowed the foul man to stay - and foul he was. If he fancied a woman, he would simply start to undress her. Eventually, this became too much.
A number of aristocrats decided to poison him with potassium cyanide...
Basically, they tried to poison him with an amount of toxin great enough to kill six men. He complimented his host (Yussupov) on the meal, then complained of an itchy throat and guzzled poisoned wine to calm it - enough poisin for about six men. The host, having decided that the man was some sort of devil, drew his revolver and shot Rasputin in the chest. This did not kill him. Rasputin staggers out into the courtyard, where soldiers open fire on him from all angles and he is attacked physically. His body is then bound and thrown into a frozen river. When recovered, his body was found with the ropes broken and his lungs full of water...
Cause of death: drowning.
Scary, huh? Somehow cures a boy without touching him, withstands a bullet in his chest, poison for many men, more bullets through his body and enough time submerged in the river to at least free himself...
Rich::
