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Grigory Rasputin, the 'Mad Monk' who was hard to kill. Grigory Rasputin, whose life and times is to be the subject of a new Franco-Russian film, led a life less ordinary. Grigory Rasputin Photo: ALAMY.
Rasputin was born in 1872 and died in 1916 and he was to be one of the central figures in Russiaâs modern history up to the fall of the royal family in 1917. Rasputin achieved huge power in a very short space of time â but that power lead to Rasputin having many enemies within Russia. â¢ Rasputin had a major hold over the royal family of Russia because of his âpowerâ to heal the young heir to the throne â Alexis. Alexis was a hemophiliac and any cut to his body was a serious risk to his health. â¢ he lived as a peasant and was uneducated. â¢ in 1901, he left his home in Siberia and wandered.