In the early 20th century, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Tsarina

Alexandra, welcomed a homeless monk into their home.

As this scruffy, unkept-looking man became closer to the royal family,

he seemingly performed miracles, predicted the future, and cured illnesses.

He started to gain influence over the imperial family, a bit too much influence for some.

So a group of nobles decided that he needed to be eliminated.

However, that proved to be much easier said than done.

Learn more about Rasputin, the magical man who couldn't die on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Rasputin was one of the most infamous figures in all of Russian history.

The fact that I can mention his last name, and you've probably heard of him over 100 years after his death, is a testament to his influence.

Rasputin was born Gregori Yofemovitch Resputin in the Siberian village of Prokoskoy in January of 1869.

His parents were poor peasants, so Rasputin never

received a formal education and was illiterate until adulthood. Records suggest that

Rasputin was troublesome in his youth, with local archives indicating that he was disrespectful

to authority and was involved in drinking and petty theft. Other than this, very little is known about his early life.

We do know that in February 1887, Rasputin married a woman named Prascovaia du Bravina,

and the couple had seven children together.

His wife is often overlooked in the Rasputin's story, but she was devoted to her husband both during and after his rise to notoriety.

In 1897, Rasputin went on a pilgrimage to the St. Nicholas Monitory in the Russian town of Verkotcheri.

The visit supposedly transformed him.

He spent multiple months at the monastery, and when he went back home

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