Rasputin
Gri·go·ri E·fi·mo·vich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich], /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/, c1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
any person who exercises great but insidious influence.
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How to use Rasputin in a sentence
The last thing they needed was a Methuselah—or Rasputin—look-alike at their conferences, a fast-talking outsider who drank beer from morning to night and claimed we could live for more than 1,000 years.
The bird is fine, the bird is fine, the bird is fine, it’s dead. | Jonathan Weiner | October 20, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewHer choice for Desert Island Discs ranged from “The Drinking Song” by Verdi to “Ra Ra Rasputin” by Boney M.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ | The Telegraph | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe spoke with Jane Ciabattari about playing with Russian history and the Rasputin myth.
Kathryn Harrison on Rasputin in New Novel 'Enchantments' | Jane Ciabattari | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPart of what Rasputin did for the royal family was healing their youngest.
Kathryn Harrison on Rasputin in New Novel 'Enchantments' | Jane Ciabattari | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe gossip of the time speculated that Rasputin was having sex with the tsarina and her daughters.
Kathryn Harrison on Rasputin in New Novel 'Enchantments' | Jane Ciabattari | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The German influence at Court scares them, and there is, besides, the mysterious Rasputin to contend with!
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah MacnaughtanRasputin's figure is one of those mysterious ones round which every sort of rumour gathers.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah MacnaughtanInstead of appointing better ministers, he appointed worse ones, suggested by Rasputin.
Lest We Forget | John Gilbert ThompsonIt is said that Rasputin had one of his friends serving as physician to the Tsar and that he kept Nicholas drugged.
Lest We Forget | John Gilbert ThompsonBoth were in uniform, and after ushering them into Rasputin's study I felt that some dark conspiracy was on foot.
The Minister of Evil | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for Rasputin
/ (ræˈspjuːtɪn, Russian rasˈputin) /
Grigori Efimovich (ɡriˈɡɔrij 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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