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Rasputin

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Ras·pu·tin  (rs-pytn, r-sptyn), Grigori Efimovich 1872?-1916.
Russian starets whose magnetic personality and relative success in the treatment of the czarevich's hemophilia gained him favor in the court of Nicholas II. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
Rasputin [ræˈspjuːtɪn (Russian) rasˈputin]
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(Biographies / Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich (?1871-1916) M, Russian, RELIGION: monk) Grigori Efimovich (griˈgɔrij jɪˈfiməvitʃ). ?1871-1916, Siberian peasant monk, notorious for his debauchery, who wielded great influence over Tsarina Alexandra. He was assassinated by a group of Russian noblemen
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Noun1.Rasputin - Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas IIRasputin - Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)
Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
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