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The Romanov Family



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It was necessary to execute even the Romanov children so no heir could come back later and rally support to bring back the old regime. That's revolutionary strategy 101. I don't think they wanted to kill the children, they had to. I'll watch the video later, but there was some woman claiming to be Anastasia in the media years ago.

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Wasn't Rasputin a mystic/spiritual advisor to the Romanov family? Much like the Romanovs, he also met a gruesome end.

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Yeah, he's an interesting character. Some say he had demonic powers, others that he was just a slick charlatan. He was murdered by czarist insiders, not the Bolsheviks.

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He was murdered by czarist insiders, not the Bolsheviks.

Yep, I never implied that it was the Bolsheviks who murdered him. He was led to his death by Youssupov. There was an earlier assassination attempt made on Rasputin where he was stabbed by a woman. I don't remember the circumstances which led up to that incident.

Yeah, he's an interesting character. Some say he had demonic powers, others that he was just a slick charlatan.

Well, he supposedly healed the czar's son Alexei of hemophilia, so he was able to gain Nicholas II and Alexandra's trust that way.

I don't typically engage in conversations like this on here, because I discuss these topics enough in RL with my friends and family. Just seems like overkill to me. But I've always been intrigued by the mystery surrounding the Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man Rasputin.

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Yeah, I discuss these topics with family and friends. But I like online forums because you get perspectives from people allover the world you would never meet in real life.

Here's the Wiki on Rasputin for those who might like an overview:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin

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Mogwai and I watched a documentary about him a few months back. Rumor is he was hung like a horse and a consummate ladies man. But it was also said that he rarely bathed, so I guess they didn't mind the funk.


Also wikipedia sucks as a source of accurate information, because anyone can edit it. You'd be better off linking the History channel website.

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Wiki is just an easy overview.

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Wiki is kinda trash, but I digress. lol

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I've been hooked on the Romanov family for years. I've got quite the collection of hard cover and paperback books, as well as what I've seen in documentaries.

I believe he did have "mystical powers" but in what we'd call today, "hypnotism." He had incredible eyes and energy around him, and charlatan or no, I think that he was able to calm Alexei because he could relax him and calm him down which would in effect help in slowing his bleeding.

Many of us have people in our lives that have a "mystical" ability (I'm using that word very loosely) who can calm us down and help us feel more relaxed, just like others who can make us rage in anger just by seeing them across the room.

Given the amount of drugs and drink that he did, I'm not surprised he was impervious to some of those attempts at poisoning him. Hopped up or mellowed out enough, even all the stabbing, he'd breathe slower.

It's quite true that he had a high sexual appetite, even among the women in the royal court.

I'll say this, the family seemed to love each other so sincerely, very deeply, and they were very grounded as a collective family together (which doesn't lend itself to ruling). It's an odd thing to remember, but: the girls washed their bed sheets and clothes themselves, every single day while in captivity.

The woman who came forward and claimed to be Anastasia was odd because she had a lot of details on the family, bore physical resemblance including her unique feet, BUT, thanks to Prince Philip they were able to do DNA testing to determine this was indeed one of the many fake imposters. I always wanted to believe Anastasia escaped, especially since she had supporters on the outside.

Every royal family has people in their circle disliked by the people. Queen Victoria had Brown and Abdul. People were furious.

There's no way to win.

But the Romanovs continue to fascinate.

I've read so much on Rasputin!

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