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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( – ) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire. Rasputin was born to a family of peasants in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye, located within Tyumensky Uyezd in Tobolsk Governorate (present-day Yarkovsky District in Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after embarking on a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897 and has been described as a monk or as a '' strannik'' (wanderer or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1903 or in the winter of 1904–1905, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated a number of religious and social leaders, eventually becoming a prominent figure in Russian society. In November 1905, Rasputin met Nicholas II and his empress consort, Alexandra Feodorovna. In late 1906 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast
Pokrovskoye () is a village in Yarkovsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is known as the birthplace of Grigori Rasputin, and it has a museum dedicated to him (formerly the house that Rasputin owned in the village). Climate Pokrovskoye has a typical southern Siberian humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), bordering on a subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ... (Köppen: Dfc). References Grigori Rasputin Rural localities in Tyumen Oblast Tyumensky Uyezd Yarkovsky District {{TyumenOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strannik
In the history of Russian Orthodox religion the tradition of wandering (, ''strannichestvo'') was a special way of life, a form of piety, devotion, and the search of God, which consisted in rejecting the earthly ways of life. A person was called ''странник'', ''strannik'', literally "wanderer". It is similar to the concept of Christian pilgrimage, (Christian) pilgrimage and often is translated in English with this term. However, in Russian language pilgrimage is denoted by a different word: (, palomnichestvo). The major distinction is that pilgrimage has a finite goal: a visit of some holy place, while ''strannichectvo'' is the wandering way of life. It should be distinguished from aimless wandering, or wandering of the poor, vagrancy. For the purpose of this distinction, the terms "spiritual wandering" and "holy wanderer" were used. History ''Strannichestvo'' did evolve from the Christian tradition of pilgrimage. Some pilgrims carried out pilgrimage into several place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
