Who was Rasputin?
Activity 1
Create a fact file on Rasputin. It should not be more than 1-1.5 pages long. Include the following information:
Activity 2 Read the following excerpt written by Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova in 1923, a lady in waiting for Alexandra.
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Activity 3
Watch the following video and answer the following questions:
- What does the video suggest about the extent of Rasputin’s power and influence over the fall of the Tsarist regime? Include at least one quote.
- The video title itself refers to Rasputin as one of the “most evil men” in history. What “crimes” did Rasputin commit?
- [Rasputin was] “Instrumental in wiping out the 300 year old dynasty and changing Russia forever” - to what extent do you think this is true? Support this with your other knowledge.
- How is Rasputin described, physically?
- What happened to secure Rasputin’s position in the royal palace and “Russian history forever”?
- How do they suggest Rasputin was responsible for the deaths of millions of soldiers?
- What does Orlando Figes say about Rasputin and Alexandra’s relationship? Read the following extract to support your response (http://www.johndclare.net/Russ_Rasputin_Figes.htm)
- What does Slater say about the fall of the Romanov’s and Rasputin?