Grigory Rasputin is by far the most remarkable character ever to present themselves upon the Russian historical theatre. An analogy made true by the nature and actions by which Rasputin made himself known. Rasputin was a man of many faces and identities, including; a peasant, a holy man, a fraud, a healer, and probably a leading cause for the ensuing Russian Revolution. Rasputin's influence on the Czarina and Russian policies during the years of World War I were instrumental in motivating the revolutionary fervor in Russia.

Before discussing more controversial aspects of this Russian `love-machine,' his humble beginnings must be highlighted. Gregory Efimovich Rasputin came from a truly typical peasant background at the time, a lifestyle that promised more hardships than it did mediocrity. He was born on January 10, 1869, in Prokovskoe, a small village in Siberia, far from an urban center where he could...