ST PETERSBURG — 1916 · Murder
The Murder of Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin, a mystic and faith healer of Siberian peasant origin, won the trust of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and gained great influence at court in the final years of the Russian Empire. Allegations that he interfered in government appointments during the First World War provoked deep anger among the aristocracy. On the night of 30 December 1916 (17 December, Old Style), Rasputin was invited to the Yusupov Palace in Petrograd and killed there by a group of noblemen. His body was thrown from a bridge into the Malaya Nevka river and was found under the ice days later. The conspirators were never tried; some were sent into exile by the tsar. Exaggerated legends about the killing multiplied over the years. Two months later the February Revolution toppled the monarchy.
- Date
- 1916
- Place
- Yusupov Palace, Moika Canal, Russia, St Petersburg, RU
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 59.9294, 30.2994 ↗
Timeline of Events
- November 1905Rasputin met Nicholas II and Alexandra.
- 1915-1916His influence at court angered the aristocracy and the press.
- 30 December 1916He was killed at the Yusupov Palace.
- 1 January 1917His body was found in the Malaya Nevka river.
- March 1917The tsar abdicated in the February Revolution.
Sources
- The New York Times (14 January 1917) — Rasputin report timesmachine.nytimes.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Grigori Rasputin en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The New York Times (1917)
- Wikipedia
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