“Then they proceeded to beat him, with a huge crucifix” *”THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!”*

If anyone is interested, there's a great book called Killing Rasputin that came out last year that examines his life as well as the sociopolitical climate of Russia at the time

In fact #8. He was illiterate. In fact #2. He wrote to the Tsar.

"Most people looked at him with terror and with fear But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear"

Rasputins eyes are so creepy

Ra Ra Rasputin

Rasputin was found on a floating piece of ice. What I read was that after being poisoned, shot multiple times, and thrown into an icy body of water, he actually died of hypothermia. Yes, he had water in his lungs, but he was found on top of a floating piece of ice, proving that he actually survived drowning and froze to death.

it's beyond me how so many women were cheating on their husbands with him

The sex, the charisma, the piercing eyes, the scraggly beard, the cult following of women and the self-professed connection with the devil... we could be listening to a video on Charles Manson.

No mention of the disco group - Boney M., that had a hit called 'Rasputin' ... whose lead singer/dancer decades later would be visiting St. Petersburg for a tour, died of a heart attack on the same day Rasputin died.

I just came from watching "The Last Czars" on Netflix. The actor who plays Rasputin is really great!!!

I wonder what happend to his children. He must have living relatives.

11. He loved the Boney M song that bore his name

He has a catchy theme song though

Just looking into his eyes on these photos gives me goosebumps. There's something deeply evil inside of them.

This man is a bloody legend, a man death itself feared.

He wasn't impossible to kill, and he didn't rise from the dead. Just hard to kill. He sounds to have a few things in common with Joseph Smith. Simon, you may want to do a biography on him

"Rasputin and the Empress" was an early MGM film that starred John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore. The only film that starred the three siblings of the great Barrymore family. Lionel Barrymore played the part of Rasputin and did a great job.

"You can be saved by sinning!" One of the most original pick-up lines ever.

You should have titled this video "Top Ten Renowned Myths About Rasputin, concluded with insufficient evidence and speculation derived from popular culture interpretation" much catchier

RA RA RASPUTIN LOVER OF THE RUSSIAN QUEEN

“Let's just say it's abnormally large.” **insert Lenny face here**

Simon, you're a teacher, without the boring parts teachers are known for.! Keep it up mate.!

Most evil man in history? What did he do that was so evil?

Thank you for doing a top ten on Rasputin. This was fascinating!

I never knew Rasputin looked so freaking scary

I named my cat Rasputin after him because he was so hard to kill and his mating practices were legendary.

Anastasia isn't a DreamWorks movie. It was made by 20th Century Fox.

He was a cat that really was gone.....

This video was actually interesting until I heard “it was abnormally large”, then my mind turned to the brain of a 12 year old and I laughed for so long

Rasputin was a member of a sect called the "Khlyst' (хлысть)", meaning "whip", not "killists". Much more importantly, it is now widely know that Yusupov exaggerated his involvement in the killing of Rasputin and almost certainly fired only the first shot of three that eventually killed the man. The second was fired by an accomplice of Yusupov almost immediately afterwards and both were fired within the room in which they were all drinking. One bullet entered his abdomen and badly damaged his liver (1st shot) and the other entered a kidney (2nd shot). The third and fatal shot was almost certainly delivered several minutes later by a British Secret Service agent called Oswald Rayner using a service revolver fired to Rasputin's head from the front when he was lying on his back near an entrance to the palace gate where he had probably been carried to be whisked away in a waiting car. The third bullet was a different calibre to that of the first two bullets and exactly matches the type of weapon carried by SIS agents of the time. Convincing documentary and other evidence has been found that supports this theory whilst Rayner is known to have been in the palace on the night of the murder. It may be that the body was dumped in the river after the killing but the liquid in the lungs may just have been wine that had 'gone down the wrong way' - I don't know. The British and French governments were terrified that the Russians were being talked into pulling out of WW1 by Rasputin, something which would have freed up around 350,000 extra German troops for the western front and this could have changed the course of the whole war, so the SIS cell in Moscow, (forerunner of MI6), planned what was probably a rogue operation to rid themselves of a threat to national security. The SIS codename for Rasputin was 'Dark Forces'. Oswald Rayner burned all of his papers shortly before his death to try to keep the operation secret.

Excellent video. I would really like to see a video on the truly mindblowing NP vs. P problem and its profound implications. Thanks again and well done!

Again a "Most Evil Man in history"? Geez, can't people just finally decide on who that title belongs to?

They say his eyes burned into your soul, but I think his BO just burned into your eyes.

Love this video... great content. Thank you very much

Rasputin had a Third Leg.. Lmao

OMG his eyes are so scary.. No need to watch horror movies just stare at his picture and you'll have nightmares for nights. It's like he'll possess someone through their phone.😣

The 1st thing i was drawn to was his eyes! They're the windows to the soul

💙 your clips Simon! From South Africa

damn the song made me think Rasputin was an amazing guy...........

He was a human cockroach figuratively and literally.

Alan Rickman did a genious portrayal of him in the movie Rasputin

Your shirts always fit so well... bespoke af

Also, according to Douglas Smith and the author of "Rasputin"the Untold Story",they didn't find water in his lungs, he was dead when they threw him in the river.

Need a movie abt this guy!!!

Grigori tried to warn the Tsar off entering the war, from mobilising, but at the opening of the war Rasputin was stranded in Siberia, and the Tsar wanted to hear nothing of his prophecies or warning, no matter his hold over the Tsarina.

You are a GENIOUS my friend! THANK YOU!!!!!

The problem with Alexi and his hemophilia was not a cut or scratch but a bump especially in a joint like knee or elbow that caused excruciating pain d/t swelling from blood seeping into the joint. The speculation is that Rasputin was able to relax and calm Alexi so he could heal as the blood was reabsorbed by the body

1997's Anastasia is owned by 20th Century Fox! Not Dreamwork's

Bonny M described Rasputin in a 3 minute song!

Yep the second bio was definitely needed as u left out numerous details in this one

There was a song titled Rasputin, recorded by Boney M. in 1978. It's not too well known in the USA, but I heard it when I was living in Germany. The group was one man and 3 women - they were born in the Caribbean but were based in Germany. The man died in St. Petersburg.

He was intelligent,even though he was illiterate

I think my last live-in caregiver must have been related to this guy. Same eyes, long beard, bathed every 4 mths if I was lucky and weared the same clothes 24/7. He never brushed his teeth. I finally convinced my caseworker to fire him. Took months to get my home to smell better

this was so fascinating thanks Simon

Thanks a lot!

This is almost word for word of the actual documentary. Lol 😂

You mention at (at 0:30) that Rasputin was a "monk". Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1917) IS something called "a monk" or a "mystic". But he was really just a peasant from the countryside, who somehow rose to royal advisor to the Romanovs. He WAS a very clever conman and master manipulator, but Raputin was never a member of a religious order, of any kind.

You forgot how he broke free of form being tied up and throw in the frozen river, when they found his body he was frozen solid halfway through climbing out of the river.

Thanks for that great explanation on Rasputin.

V sauce, is that you?

"Kosorotov found a single bullet in Rasputin's body, but stated that it was too badly deformed and of a type too widely used to trace. He found no evidence that Rasputin had been poisoned. According to both Douglas Smith and Joseph Fuhrmann, Kosorotov found no water in Rasputin's lungs, and reports that Rasputin had been thrown into the water alive were incorrect."

Yessssss!!! Thank you for referring to the movie 😜😁

is it weird that I always find it satisfying looking at your shirt collar. It is always very perfectly, neatly organized. I know!!!! it is so weird!!!!!

I recommend Tom Baker's performance of Rasputin in Nicolas and Alexandra.

Just came back from Saint Petersburg ☺️☺️☺️

This provided a lot of context for ERB's Rasputin vs Stalin.

Well done!

How could the devil be the name sake of such an amazing song.

His photo at 3:25 is worth a Vogue cover

Shunning bathing is somewhat common among Orthodox priests. I lived in St. Petersburg for 3 years and would see them every so often. I remember running into a group at The Hermitage and you could smell them several feet away, and see that their hair was oily and dirty. It's part of shying away from vanity, cutting one's hair, beard and general grooming are considered vanity.

Regarding the poisoning : an other (more realistic) version of the events states that they poisoned his wine and some pastries, but he ended up having neither, probably because he felt something was off. (And since cyanide's taste has been described as "acid with a burning sensation", he might have simply felt the burning sensation when the first sip had merely touched his lips.)

"the devil can appear as an angel of light " -too many saints that I cant count them all

Vlad the Impaler x Rasputin = Vladimir Putin

Loved it!

I remember my High school history teacher telling the class stories about this guy.

When there was no johny sins it was rasputin.

When ever I hear about Rasputin I always think about Charles Manson

Im sitting in class learning about him right now.... I blasted Ra Ra Rasputin at full volume :)

tigers and wolverines. Damn. I never thought I'd hear that those two would roam the same place.

Rasputin was a very special human being. Thank you.

"Size doesn't matter" xD

Lots of great information in a small video

With haemophilia you do stop bleeding from cuts. It’s just that it takes a lot longer for the blood to clot then for people without

Mad indeed. Mad for puntang. He got plenty of it too. That's what got him killed in the end.

Rasputin's eyes are so scary! They see through your soul!

Seems like he is part of many folk tales. Thank you for the disclaimer at the end

A truly great man !

Seems like Rasputin lived a pretty unconventional life.

I was told by a Russian that Rasputin was truly an Orthodox monk, and deeply religious. This is in Russian museums. The facts you were spewing out about how he is a bad person is just legends invented by White Russia during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922). His assassination and that the people hated him is true though.

that death scene made my eyes wide like Rasputin...

Dam it I hate this so much, its so addictive, great presentation! (I subscribed) ;-)

You say he was working with the Devil, and then proceed to describe how he was fighting the Devil.

just his stare gives me creeps

he has dem crazy eyes haha.

My favorite beer is called Old Rasputin with this guy on it haha

The 100th anniversary of the Romanov assassination is coming up soon. Maybe do a special Top 10 on the Romanov bloodline.

Great 10 facts video! Unfortunately Rasputin will always be shrouded with a lot of myth mixed in with the facts because of his connection with Russian royalty, who I am sure did everything possible to keep the facts to themselves and under their control. Also he had a larger than life legend in his own lifetime and these kinds of reputations only grow with time. Very interesting character.

He's like the Road Runner. He won't go down.

He’s not that bad chill people he was strong as hell.