Rasputin - The Man Behind The Tsarina I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?

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  • Grigori Rasputin is as much a man as he is a legend. The mystic behind the Tsar and the Tsarina who apparently made no decision without consulting him. The healer that could perform miracles. The man who was killed for his influence in a time ripe for revolution.
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  • @jonathanstone7273
    @jonathanstone7273 7 років тому +3804

    it was a shame how he carried on.

  • @rangergxi
    @rangergxi 7 років тому +2167

    Rasputin was unfrozen in the 70s and became known as Putin. He now rules Russia.

    • @JackClockerinos
      @JackClockerinos 7 років тому +176

      No, this is historically inaccurate. Rasputin was the man who turned Putin bisexual. They still have epic orgies to this day.

    • @xSkjllissue
      @xSkjllissue 7 років тому +72

      he shaved his beard to not bocome recognized

    • @user-hn5bi3nw9y
      @user-hn5bi3nw9y 7 років тому +45

      Real Captain America) or I have to say Captain Russia.

    • @yourlocalt72
      @yourlocalt72 7 років тому +22

      Махамбет Мамыров comrade russia

    • @resnob7441
      @resnob7441 6 років тому +2

      Hat21 motha de rutiof diveid diveid

  • @adamd0ggg2
    @adamd0ggg2 7 років тому +343

    In my biochemistry class the professor spoke at length about Alexei. His hemophilia was due to a mutation in a protein. This mutation stems from his grandmother Queen Victoria. He also noted the reason why Alexei improved with Rasputin. His therapies of mediation and hypnosis he used on the boy lowered his blood pressure which decreased the bleeding. Its amazing to think that a spontaneous mutation of just a couple of nucleotides in one woman possibly led to the fall of Russia.

  • @Samm815
    @Samm815 7 років тому +2723

    Russia's Greatest Love Machine.

    • @darthguilder1923
      @darthguilder1923 7 років тому +65

      Sam Lucas it was a shame how he carried on

    • @TerrorBlades
      @TerrorBlades 7 років тому +33

      but he was such a lovely dear!

    • @darthguilder1923
      @darthguilder1923 7 років тому +24

      Then one night some men of higher standing set a trap, they're not to blame.
      Come and Visit, us they kept demanding and he really came

    • @generalamsel4743
      @generalamsel4743 7 років тому +32

      Darth Guilder Ra Ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine, they put some poison into his wine, Ra Ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine, he drank it all and said I feel fine.

    • @darthguilder1923
      @darthguilder1923 7 років тому +17

      General Amsel Ra Ra Rasputin lover of the Russian Queen, they didn't quit they wanted his head
      Ra Ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine, so they shot him till he was dead

  • @Thecollectingman42
    @Thecollectingman42 7 років тому +412

    But when his drinking, and lusting, and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder.

  • @colehagan7806
    @colehagan7806 7 років тому +1985

    ....Ra Ra Rasputin......

  • @SuperCompany007
    @SuperCompany007 7 років тому +504

    I can't stop listening to the song in my head.

    • @iceshines3214
      @iceshines3214 7 років тому +11

      LastStrikeGaming Ra ra Trumputin

    • @vaha-yv5nu
      @vaha-yv5nu 7 років тому +1

      Small Moustache Man We all do Small Moustache Man, we all do.....

    • @mohitberi8355
      @mohitberi8355 6 років тому

      Small Moustache Man 😂😂😂

    • @barker940
      @barker940 4 роки тому

      I remember it when it was new, it was a STUPID SONG by 2 STUPID people and a LIE besides!

  • @edo4057
    @edo4057 7 років тому +366

    I'm a simple Montenegrin. If something is mentioned about Montenegro or Montenegrins, I like the video.

    • @theswedishdude1
      @theswedishdude1 7 років тому +2

      but montenegro wasn't mentioned... it was about russia and rasputin

    • @bwcmakro
      @bwcmakro 7 років тому +44

      Princess of Montenegro was mentioned.

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому +7

      The Duck of montenegro was mentioned.

    • @James--Parker
      @James--Parker 7 років тому +3

      Your name made me chuckle.

    • @ifyoucanflypancake312
      @ifyoucanflypancake312 7 років тому +2

      Edo I'm a Simple Briton. If I hear anything about Britain or Britons I like the video. Unless it's "Sir" Douglas Haig. I don't like him, he's a bad man.

  • @gwlevits
    @gwlevits 6 років тому +62

    Great episode, but some corrections:
    1) Russian Orthodox priests are not celibate. They are encouraged to be married, and often have large families. Monks are, though, so it would work to say the Khlysts rejected monastic celibacy.
    2) The nickname “Mad Monk” isn’t because he was a wanderer, but because he was closely associated with an actual priest-monk, Iliodor (pictured on the right at 3:13). Their later feuds were so public that the stories of “Rasputin and the Mad Monk” were even widely covered in the Western press, and the name stuck.

  • @EndOfSmallSanctuary97
    @EndOfSmallSanctuary97 7 років тому +67

    "The Man Behind The Tsarina". I see what you did there.

  • @kevinoneal9779
    @kevinoneal9779 7 років тому +576

    *"Like orgies"* ~Indy

    • @samh1022
      @samh1022 7 років тому +8

      Kevin O'Neal t-shirt?

    • @dariusniederer856
      @dariusniederer856 7 років тому +1

      Rasputin u da real Rasputin?

    • @supercarriex
      @supercarriex 7 років тому +2

      praise kek

    • @liquidsnake6394
      @liquidsnake6394 7 років тому

      BCGT ra ra rasputin

    • @TheStewieOne
      @TheStewieOne 6 років тому

      I was look at some else and when he said that I turned my head back to the screen and said out loud. "Wait, what?"

  • @iamasquidinspace
    @iamasquidinspace 7 років тому +100

    A life that sounds like the script to a HBO miniseries...

    • @joecurran2811
      @joecurran2811 5 років тому +12

      It would be great if Netflix did a drama series on this.

    • @daveeed0036
      @daveeed0036 4 роки тому +1

      Joe Curran aye you’re in luck lol

    • @TheFreshEC
      @TheFreshEC 4 роки тому +9

      @@joecurran2811 Then Rasputin would be black and the Tsar Asian and they have a secret, romantic relationship.

    • @stantheman2756
      @stantheman2756 4 роки тому

      Joe Curran the Netflix series is phenomenal

  • @andreweby8445
    @andreweby8445 7 років тому +211

    Indy, your channel is truly incredible. its both entertaining and deeply insightful. I've watched hours of your videos at work and i cant tell you how grateful i am for all your hardwork! keep it up!

  • @condorboss3339
    @condorboss3339 7 років тому +680

    However incompetent and ignorant Rasputin might have been, it took an incompetent and ignorant man like Nicholas II to give him power.
    However, it is interesting how accurate Rasputin's prediction of the consequences of the war for Russia were. (Although I wonder if the 'prediction' was, like many such, merely a retroactive attribution of something that was never said.

    • @Skyfox94
      @Skyfox94 7 років тому +53

      Either that or it was a pretty obvious situation anyway. Maybe Rasputin knew how unpopular the monarchy was, he probably had a shit ton of informants and spies in all circles so that could have helped as well.

    • @exelenttee
      @exelenttee 7 років тому +14

      It makes you think that he was ant-royal. Looking at his action, he has done a lot to start the revolution.

    • @ColasTeam
      @ColasTeam 7 років тому +32

      I think many people would of been able to see it coming. The russian monarchy was already going downhill fast.

    • @autolykos9822
      @autolykos9822 7 років тому +62

      The trick with making prophesies is to always state everything and its opposite, and to never say anything clear or definitive. Nobody will remember the prophesies that fail to happen, and once you have some reputation as a prophet, they will also bend your predictions until they fit the events (before that, you'll have to do it yourself).
      Making up fake explanations after the fact can also help, since it makes you look insightful, and most people are poor at remembering chronology (you can often observe that trick with political or economic commentary - most pundits couldn't predict their way out of a wet paper bag, but they always have the perfect explanation after the fact).
      Another trick is making anti-predictions, i.e. predicting something that is overwhelmingly likely, but only looks like one of many possibilities. A good way to hide that is by squirreling away the unlikely part in a precondition, or to pick a possibility that doesn't make for a good story (we tend to underestimate those) - e.g. "If we ever encounter aliens, they will be at a vastly different level of technology from us."

    • @ColasTeam
      @ColasTeam 7 років тому +2

      +Autolykos i'm sure you felt very smart copy+pasting that from somewhere, but it's not relevant in this particular case unless you can prove he was missquoted in a positive manner despite being a character hated by everyone.

  • @christosvoskresye
    @christosvoskresye 7 років тому +55

    Sometime in the early 1990's, I had a dream in which I discovered that Rasputin was really a vampire. It took me quite some time to shake that off -- everything fit a little too well.

    • @ColTravis
      @ColTravis 7 років тому +19

      That would make a good Hollywierd movie.

    • @christosvoskresye
      @christosvoskresye 7 років тому +1

      1. If you mean this in reply to me (rather than to Mark Haushahn), it wasn't. The Disney movie came out in 1997, which wasn't "the early 1990's". I think my dream was in 1991 or 1992.
      2. I still haven't seen the Disney movie. I prefer the movies made while Walt, or at least the Disney family, was still in charge.
      3. The details were very un-Disney. They involved a young woman who was being killed so that her corpse could be possessed by the same demon that had possessed Rasputin. Other vampires were surrounding her and trying to make sure that her soul had been replaced by the demon. I knew it was the same demon as had possessed Rasputin from a statement she made about having made a prophecy that "shook up the world", and I recognized this as a reference to an earthquake Rasputin had foretold, and which convinced the Tsar to listen to him. (I have found no evidence of any such prediction attributed to Rasputin in the real world.)

    • @spyrojyro7202
      @spyrojyro7202 7 років тому +4

      I think that's a thing in Vampire the Masquerade. Several clans claim him and it's not disclosed which clan he was a part of if any at all.

  • @aidanboccenchini
    @aidanboccenchini 6 років тому +5

    one of the best history channels on the net. the internet needs more creative people like you who are passionate about history and very informative + great production value on the show. keep doing what your doing mate!!!

  • @VladTevez
    @VladTevez 7 років тому +318

    And a brilliant inspiration for Boney M!!! Thank you Rasputin, Thank you Boney M!

  • @materialmatters2759
    @materialmatters2759 7 років тому +140

    This episode was so itreguing it gave me a headace.. I'll have an Aspirin.

    • @pizzapizza2225
      @pizzapizza2225 7 років тому +55

      Stefan T It'd be better if you just took an Asputin

    • @tatattutut5051
      @tatattutut5051 7 років тому +2

      lol

    • @CarlosRios1
      @CarlosRios1 7 років тому +2

      Stefan T I wonder what a headace feels like

  • @scratchedbycats
    @scratchedbycats 7 років тому +4

    Rasputin is a fascinating character, if he didn't existed, no human mind could ever invent such a man

  • @thyda2077
    @thyda2077 4 роки тому +2

    my English teacher really make me watch this during corona virus

  • @mariusstana
    @mariusstana 7 років тому +25

    Indie.... Orthodox priests are alowed to have families... Actualy they are encuraged to have ones before they are gived a parish !!
    But higher up then the prist abstinance was demanded, and those functions are reserved for monks.
    Normal orthodox priests all have families !!

    • @64siskat96
      @64siskat96 5 років тому +3

      mariusstana yes im serbian orthodox and our priests all have wifes and kids

  • @koil3s
    @koil3s 7 років тому +162

    "They believed one could experience the divinity of God through ecstatic rituals, such as *orgies*." OOOOOOOKAAAAAAAAY THEEEEEENNN

    • @HaloFTW55
      @HaloFTW55 7 років тому +4

      Deborah X ... What the blin is with those guys??

    • @Elizabeththegreatest
      @Elizabeththegreatest 7 років тому +8

      Come on, does that really sound so bad?

    • @mitjellk2186
      @mitjellk2186 7 років тому +11

      It beats Sunday church at least...

    • @Yurikon3
      @Yurikon3 6 років тому +1

      No wonder Paul considered marriage ban doctrine of demons...

  • @Xxx_EvilSmurf_xxX
    @Xxx_EvilSmurf_xxX 7 років тому +10

    Now the song is in my head, thanks.

  • @AmanShah187
    @AmanShah187 7 років тому +9

    Really enjoying your style of story telling brother, years in and your channel still fascinates me so keep up the good work man.

  • @JG19709
    @JG19709 7 років тому +19

    You can only be saved if you have truly sinned. And Rasputin could help you out in both cases.

  • @sundusmohmed7123
    @sundusmohmed7123 7 років тому +34

    Rasputin.... That guy scares me really...

    • @ShaunTheCHB
      @ShaunTheCHB 7 років тому +14

      He was a very creepy and sinister looking man. Those eyes.....they stare into your soul.

    • @daytonaaviation4449
      @daytonaaviation4449 7 років тому +6

      Sundus Mohmed my history teacher always said he looked like Charles Manson

    • @sundusmohmed7123
      @sundusmohmed7123 7 років тому +2

      He has an... interesting history shall I

  • @Samurai3xraven
    @Samurai3xraven 7 років тому +28

    1 tip:
    Tsaritsa (from rus. Царица). It`s pronounced Tsarina if the person is from Bulgaria.
    Thanks for a normal & unbiased vid.

    • @paladiumization
      @paladiumization 7 років тому +18

      Nope. In Bulgarian it's pronounced as 'Tsaritsa', too.

    • @tisFrancesfault
      @tisFrancesfault 7 років тому +1

      Alex Cher tsarina is the correct English pronunciation ;P

    • @mariana62498
      @mariana62498 7 років тому

      Аз съм българин

  • @Shortline819
    @Shortline819 7 років тому +65

    Indy For President 2032!

  • @jamesrogers47
    @jamesrogers47 7 років тому +8

    Tom Baker portrayed Rasputin in the film "Nicholas and Alexandra." Perhaps the best portrayal ever committed to film.

    • @oilersridersbluejays
      @oilersridersbluejays Місяць тому

      You should see Alan Rickman’s portrayal of Rasputin. Top notch.

  • @pavlicheg
    @pavlicheg 7 років тому +24

    I've read or watched somewhere that despite he was eating those cakes for 2 hours (they were poisoned), shot multiple times and then finally murdered (as killers thought) he actually died of a drowning. That's what medical exam showed as they examined his body. Meaning when they threw him in a river he was still alive.

    • @annacostello5181
      @annacostello5181 2 роки тому +2

      Actually there was no water in rasputin’s lungs, according to the autopsy report

    • @testshietchannel
      @testshietchannel Рік тому +1

      @@annacostello5181 in a nutshell, that's what OP said.

    • @annacostello5181
      @annacostello5181 Рік тому

      @@testshietchannel thanks i guess i missed that. My apologies

    • @testshietchannel
      @testshietchannel Рік тому

      @@annacostello5181 no prob. Had me wondering if I had missed something ag first 😅

  • @NapoleonBonaparteMAGA
    @NapoleonBonaparteMAGA 7 років тому +1

    we've been waiting a while for this one thanks a lot Indy and team

  • @wankertosseroath
    @wankertosseroath 7 років тому +1

    Great ep, really enjoyed this segment in conjunction with the normal episodes, fantastic work!

  • @harrymanocha4533
    @harrymanocha4533 7 років тому +5

    Hope you had a great Christmas Indy (and the wonderful team!!) :)

  • @t0mred
    @t0mred 7 років тому +4

    TGW -A great companion through 2016. Thank you and merry Christmas!

  • @Masada1911
    @Masada1911 7 років тому +1

    I've been waiting for this one. Thank you guys.

  • @johngrey5806
    @johngrey5806 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video, informative and as objective as possible.

  • @owenklein4361
    @owenklein4361 7 років тому +26

    I love great war so cool

    • @buttersquids
      @buttersquids 6 років тому +3

      Prussian mapper But didn't you lose the war?

  • @jackhoward705
    @jackhoward705 7 років тому +352

    We all know why he was behind the Tsarina. *lenny face*

    • @akies6256
      @akies6256 6 років тому +4

      comme ntor ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @ncrveteranranger9126
      @ncrveteranranger9126 6 років тому +6

      Xtracrispgaming (tsar nicolas the 2nd opens the door with a nagant in his hands) WHAT ARE YOU DOING BLYAT

    • @mohitberi8355
      @mohitberi8355 6 років тому

      comme ntor ?

    • @ncrveteranranger9126
      @ncrveteranranger9126 6 років тому

      Mohit Beri it's a lenny face lmao

    • @neurofiedyamato8763
      @neurofiedyamato8763 5 років тому +9

      The Tsar getting cucked. Not just his wife, but his ruling power too.

  • @javier019
    @javier019 7 років тому +1

    I'm amazed by the amount of work behind this videos. Congratulations! I love them and I really feel grateful for the things I'm learning ;)

  • @waltcs1
    @waltcs1 7 років тому +1

    A very good summation of the life of a notable figure during the Great War. Keep up the good work!

  • @DarkTider
    @DarkTider 7 років тому +4

    Actually, I have heard a very different version on the story of Rasputin: That he actually favoured reforms that took wealth away from the aristocracy and sought to give more rights to the peasantry. Not to mention that he was supposedly known to spend a great deal of personal fortune on assisting the poor, all of which made him popular with peasants, but unpopular with the aristocracy, who saw their power and influence threatened. So that would have been a driving factor behind the decision to assasinate him, and a huge reason why the plot backfired, as the populace saw a man representing their interests and wanting to bring Russia out of the great war, killed off by a corrupt aristocracy and tzar that wanted to keep oppressing them.
    Another key difference I have seen in several documentaries is that many historians say that Rasputin actually ATE the poisoned cakes, but they failed to have any effect on him whatsoever, which then prompted the conspirators to meet and discuss what on earth they should do now, at which point they decided to try and shoot him instead. This seems backed by other stories of Rasputin possessing an impressive constitution and rarely ever being sick a day of his life. This would kinda make sense, considering his physical stature and background in hard work.
    Still, shame that many remember him as purely a crazed villain, rather than the fascinating historical figure he actually is.

  • @manfredvoncoolstuff6071
    @manfredvoncoolstuff6071 7 років тому +99

    Can't wait to see the whole lyrics to "Ra Ra Rasputin" in the comments XD

    • @mementomori1320
      @mementomori1320 7 років тому +6

      Pieguy55 there once was a man in Russia long ago

    • @rootytootypointandshootyex6141
      @rootytootypointandshootyex6141 6 років тому +2

      Was that man big and strong with a flaming glow in his eyes by any chance

    • @mikopekkola5494
      @mikopekkola5494 6 років тому +6

      There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
      He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
      Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
      But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
      He could preach the bible like a preacher
      Full of ecstasy and fire
      But he also was the kind of teacher
      Women would desire
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Lover of the Russian queen
      There was a cat that really was gone
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Russia's greatest love machine
      It was a shame how he carried on
      He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
      But the cassock he danced really wunderbar
      In all affairs of state he was the man to please
      But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
      For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
      Though she'd heard the things he'd done
      She believed he was a holy healer
      Who would heal her son
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Lover of the Russian queen
      There was a cat that really was gone
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Russia's greatest love machine
      It was a shame how he carried on
      But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
      For power became known to more and more people
      The demands to do something about this outrageous
      Man became louder and louder
      This man's just got to go, declared his enemies
      But the ladies begged, don't you try to do it, please
      No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
      Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
      Then one night some men of higher standing
      Set a trap, they're not to blame
      Come to visit us they kept demanding
      And he really came
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Lover of the Russian queen
      They put some poison into his wine
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Russia's greatest love machine
      He drank it all and said, I feel fine
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Lover of the Russian queen
      They didn't quit, they wanted his head
      Ra ra Rasputin
      Russia's greatest love machine
      And so they shot him 'til he was dead
      Oh, those Russians

    • @louis-philippelavoie6929
      @louis-philippelavoie6929 5 років тому +1

      There you go

    • @barker940
      @barker940 4 роки тому

      Its a STUPID SONG and those ARE the lyrics.

  • @richardshort3914
    @richardshort3914 7 років тому +2

    Excellent job, as always, guys. Excellent job.

  • @criffermaclennan
    @criffermaclennan 7 років тому +1

    fascinating stuff as always

  • @kingpopaul
    @kingpopaul 7 років тому +34

    So Rasputin cause a lot of unrest only because competent officials didn't like him and were removed. Even if he did predict the fall of the monarchy, he played a big role in it... I wonder at what point looking out for yourself comes before the good of the country...

    • @DeadlyDanDaMan
      @DeadlyDanDaMan 6 років тому +11

      It's incredibly hard to convince a man who was once a dirt poor peasant to give up his fame and riches. Rasputin wasn't going to give that up, and neither would you, no matter what you say.

    • @BUCKETHEADache
      @BUCKETHEADache 5 років тому

      Sounds a lot like the story of Jesus. The Romans were threatened by the influence Jesus had on the people or something like that? I'm not absolutely sure that is how it went but I think it was something along those lines.

    • @barker940
      @barker940 4 роки тому

      ASK CONGRESS!

  • @abyssaljam441
    @abyssaljam441 7 років тому +144

    How much of the Russian revolution will you talk about?
    I wouln't class it as part of the war but it still happend during the war.

    • @TheGreatWar
      @TheGreatWar  7 років тому +100

      +Abyssaljam we try to cover everything

    • @IamAlphariusX20
      @IamAlphariusX20 7 років тому +2

      The Great War hey Indy love the show I got a question what was life like in the navy during the Great War particularly the British and German what were conditions like in the navy were they better or worse than the trenches. Where there less or more mutiny and what was leadership like in the navy. Sorry if this is a long question

    • @michaelt.5672
      @michaelt.5672 7 років тому +1

      +Abyssaljam
      With the Germans encouraging it to happen and the revolution resulting in a seperate peace between Russia and Germany, it is deeply tied into the war.

    • @abyssaljam441
      @abyssaljam441 7 років тому +2

      +RockyBlack smith
      Ow yer, it's tied to the war. I'm talking about things that happend
      after the Treaty of Brest-litovsk which didn't envolve the other warring
      nations. Even then only mentoning that the british sent men to help the
      white movment.

    • @HaloFTW55
      @HaloFTW55 7 років тому

      Rockyblack smith It kinda backfired since the Spartacus Uprising took place in Germany after the Bolsheviks won the Civil War.

  • @WanderingLion72
    @WanderingLion72 7 років тому

    Excellent show as always.

  • @chowtownfoodreviews6679
    @chowtownfoodreviews6679 7 років тому

    man this is great episode thanks guys keep up the good work !!!!!!!

  • @superfuzzymomma
    @superfuzzymomma 7 років тому +7

    Hey Indy - Thank you for your amazing work here! - Question: I understand the Czarina never bothered to become fluent in Russian..one of many things that did not exactly endear her to her subjects. Do you know which language she and Rasp. used to communicate, or if their relationship was hindered at all by a language barrier? You, your crew, and work are remarkable!

  • @operationmeh
    @operationmeh 7 років тому +65

    Ra-Ra-Rasputin!

    • @RoyRogerer
      @RoyRogerer 7 років тому +11

      Russia's greatest love machine!

    • @thevengefulexecutioner6416
      @thevengefulexecutioner6416 6 років тому

      The Guy Why do I see you everywhere? That prof pic is a meme in my mind now xD

  • @singularity70
    @singularity70 5 років тому

    Fascinating .. awesome story telling

  • @justinklugTV
    @justinklugTV 7 років тому

    Love your channel. 3 days after I've found it I'd watched 130 videos.

  • @TheRightLadder
    @TheRightLadder 5 років тому +7

    1:57 Rasputin's 3rd leg was so big, it sometimes needed it's own shoe.

  • @franz_stigler
    @franz_stigler 7 років тому +613

    ra ra rasputin lover of the Russian queen

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 7 років тому +3

      Boney M song from the '70's. They had quite a few catchy hits, check them out.

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому

      Mark Fryer ... though i was born in the 70s... still i think boney M were one of the best !!!

    • @edwardchobanov8619
      @edwardchobanov8619 7 років тому

      Rasputin what up man one thing do can cure all of my aids plz.

    • @jamiemohan2049
      @jamiemohan2049 7 років тому +3

      Funny considering Russia never had a Queen. They should have said 'lover of the Russian Empress'

    • @jamiemohan2049
      @jamiemohan2049 7 років тому +4

      +Matthew Familia Catherine was an Empress. Also Tsar and Tsarina were meant to be the equivalent of an Emperor and Empress as the title is an imperial title. However outside of Russia European monarchs thought it the equivalent of a King or Queen which was false in Russia there were never any kings or Queens. Peter even traded the title of Tsar for Emperor as he just wanted everyone inside and outside Russia not to dispute he was an Imperial Monarch. But No Catherine the Great was an Empress I think she may have used the title of Tsarina (need to research that more) but that was meant as an imperial title as I've said and didn't mean Queen. Tsar and Tsarina however are the equivalent of king and Queen in Slavic countries like Bulgaria but not in Russia.

  • @kevincutter5334
    @kevincutter5334 7 років тому

    Great video!

  • @kingofthekripples_5447
    @kingofthekripples_5447 5 років тому +2

    Really he is a badass

  • @m1994a3jagnew
    @m1994a3jagnew 7 років тому +5

    this would've been a great halloween episode

  • @teddyn240
    @teddyn240 7 років тому +11

    Wasn't Rasputin also the villien in the movie Anastasia.

  • @charlesbeaudelair8331
    @charlesbeaudelair8331 5 років тому

    Great channel. Lots of valuable content.

  • @virtualmadworld
    @virtualmadworld 6 років тому

    Great job explaining

  • @mayankimmortal
    @mayankimmortal 7 років тому +32

    Tall guy at 5 something, who is he?

    • @ant4812
      @ant4812 7 років тому +29

      That's Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov.

  • @dfwai7589
    @dfwai7589 7 років тому +20

    I would have died if the begining song had been ra ra Rasputin

  • @AntonioSilva-bc6js
    @AntonioSilva-bc6js 7 років тому

    Amazing videos. Greetings from Brazil

  • @zakop999
    @zakop999 7 років тому

    I absolutely love your channel.

  • @FNGLHR
    @FNGLHR 7 років тому +3

    Guess we had to get to him at some point. He is a fairly significant figure in the coming revolution timeline, even if he's not a major cause. His connection doesn't exactly help the Tsar's crumbling image, but I imagine even without him the revolution would've gone forward. Maybe not as quickly as it did though.
    Point is, he's not the big villain some make him out to be. An opportunity and con artist, but not demonic.

  • @mr.orwell5680
    @mr.orwell5680 7 років тому +73

    There was a cat that really was gone

    • @manfredvoncoolstuff6071
      @manfredvoncoolstuff6071 7 років тому +7

      Ra Ra Rasputin
      Russia's greatest love machine
      It was a shame how he carried oooooooon *dalalalalala da*

    • @mr.orwell5680
      @mr.orwell5680 7 років тому +6

      I heard it was banned by the Soviet government in the late 70s

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому +9

      Russia's greatest canned sardine !!!

    • @marishkamartins9049
      @marishkamartins9049 4 роки тому

      Thank you! I thought it was just me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @wjd23104
    @wjd23104 7 років тому

    I really enjoyed this. Thanks.

  • @neurofiedyamato8763
    @neurofiedyamato8763 5 років тому

    I heard so much about the guy but didn't actually know much about him. Amazing video!

  • @NickRatnieks
    @NickRatnieks 7 років тому +3

    It's odd to think that the very last living person to have seen Rasputin only died last year. Kyril Zinovieff, who saw Rasputin in Petrograd as a child only died last year.

  • @stealthX79
    @stealthX79 7 років тому +3

    Question for The Great War, Do you have plans to do an episode of WHO DID WHAT IN WW1 about Joseph Joffre? I haven't heard a lot about him in the normal episodes, yet heard a lot in Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Blueprints of Armageddon.

  • @rpena5320
    @rpena5320 7 років тому

    Excellent topic...

  • @jangelbrich7056
    @jangelbrich7056 5 років тому

    Very difficult to debunk such a cluster of myths. But this was very well done!

  • @SumDumGai5
    @SumDumGai5 7 років тому +4

    I definitely couldn't miss this one. This guy even got a spot in a video game.

    • @jjm8274
      @jjm8274 7 років тому +1

      rep5281 what game?

  • @kingmichealthefirstofroman2278
    @kingmichealthefirstofroman2278 7 років тому +98

    Ra ra rasputin love of the russsian Queen

    • @haretopah2437
      @haretopah2437 7 років тому +7

      søren hulemose there was a cat who really was gone

    • @DoozyCooch
      @DoozyCooch 7 років тому +6

      Haret Opah ra ra rasputin russias greatest love machine

    • @Tyler-fm1ke
      @Tyler-fm1ke 7 років тому +1

      N E V E R G O N N A G I V E Y O U U P !

    • @popeye8502
      @popeye8502 7 років тому +3

      A large No.9 N E V E R G O N N A L E T Y O U D O W N !

    • @rootytootypointandshootyex6141
      @rootytootypointandshootyex6141 6 років тому

      But when his drinking and his listing and his hunger for power became known to more and more people the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder

  • @thiery572
    @thiery572 5 років тому

    Great content.

  • @wowowow155
    @wowowow155 6 років тому

    I learned a lot from this very useful video video

  • @blinqa5238
    @blinqa5238 7 років тому +5

    Have you done a video about Walt Disney in WWI

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography 6 років тому +6

    Try messing with the mad monk, you'll be sorry yo.

  • @edendoc381
    @edendoc381 7 років тому

    Very interesting. Thanks :D

  • @pchelamaja88
    @pchelamaja88 2 роки тому +1

    Chaos is a ladder - Rasputin

  • @MasonicadaM
    @MasonicadaM 7 років тому +21

    isnt Grima Wormtoungue from lord of the rings based on this guy?

    • @splatsma
      @splatsma 7 років тому +14

      As is Yuri from Red Alert 2!

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому

      C Mar as is Yura from Red Alert ~ Tiberian Sun !

  • @Dhjaru
    @Dhjaru 6 років тому +6

    There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
    He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
    Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
    But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
    He could preach the bible like a preacher
    Full of ecstasy and fire
    But he also was the kind of teacher
    Women would desire
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Lover of the Russian queen
    There was a cat that really was gone
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Russia's greatest love machine
    It was a shame how he carried on
    He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
    But the cassock he danced really wunderbar
    In all affairs of state he was the man to please
    But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
    For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
    Though she'd heard the things he'd done
    She believed he was a holy healer
    Who would heal her son
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Lover of the Russian queen
    There was a cat that really was gone
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Russia's greatest love machine
    It was a shame how he carried on
    But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
    For power became known to more and more people
    The demands to do something about this outrageous
    Man became louder and louder
    This man's just got to go, declared his enemies
    But the ladies begged, don't you try to do it, please
    No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
    Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
    Then one night some men of higher standing
    Set a trap, they're not to blame
    Come to visit us they kept demanding
    And he really came
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Lover of the Russian queen
    They put some poison into his wine
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Russia's greatest love machine
    He drank it all and said, I feel fine
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Lover of the Russian queen
    They didn't quit, they wanted his head
    Ra ra Rasputin
    Russia's greatest love machine
    And so they shot him 'til he was dead
    Oh, those Russians
    Songwriters: Frank Farian / Fred Jay / George Reyam

  • @grizzle273463
    @grizzle273463 7 років тому

    Fabulous history lesson. I thoroughly loved it. Enjoy your thumbs up: you earned it.

  • @bgmapper928
    @bgmapper928 7 років тому

    I really like your videos! Good job!

  • @Achillez098
    @Achillez098 7 років тому +7

    Cool mustache, Wario!
    Try messing with the mad monk and you'll be sorry yo!

  • @GravesRWFiA
    @GravesRWFiA 7 років тому +3

    I'd heard that rasputin's death was even more violent. that he had to fight his way out of the murder room, several bits of furniture being destroyed in his passage, and when the body was found there was water in the lungs, meaning he survive the gun shots and drowned in the river.

    • @buffoonustroglodytus4688
      @buffoonustroglodytus4688 7 років тому

      That is just a bunch of bullshit.

    • @GravesRWFiA
      @GravesRWFiA 7 років тому +2

      www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38469903 This is from a BBC article on his death raising a few questions indy missed but also does talk about-though discounts-the rumor he was also drowned.

  • @robertrobertson7129
    @robertrobertson7129 6 років тому

    Thank you

  • @apollo246
    @apollo246 4 роки тому

    this guy's set up is amazing! what a desk

  • @mgraham0160
    @mgraham0160 7 років тому +43

    RA RA RASPUTIN

  • @allninelivez7631
    @allninelivez7631 6 років тому +17

    *But to Moscow chicks, he was such a lovely dear.*

  • @callunas
    @callunas 7 років тому

    I love these videos so much :)

  • @spookytook
    @spookytook 7 років тому

    that was amzing

  • @radovankaradzic2926
    @radovankaradzic2926 6 років тому +5

    His reason for debating the Russian involvement in ww1 was pretty accurate

  • @stenrod2383
    @stenrod2383 7 років тому +22

    Ra ra Rasputin, Russias greatest love machine

    • @jortikkaa568
      @jortikkaa568 7 років тому +4

      It was a shame how he carried on

    • @manfredvoncoolstuff6071
      @manfredvoncoolstuff6071 7 років тому

      dun dun dalalala dun dun dun dun dun da da dun....

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому

      Pieguy55 ... are u taking a dump ?

    • @manfredvoncoolstuff6071
      @manfredvoncoolstuff6071 7 років тому

      maybe.....

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому

      Pieguy55 ...ok i get it.....
      u humming to the rusputin song .....
      my mom pointed it out to me !!
      ..... ohhh those mothers !!

  • @deathlarsen7502
    @deathlarsen7502 4 роки тому

    Your outfit and office are amazing!

  • @PauloPeixoto21
    @PauloPeixoto21 7 років тому

    Love your channel! :) When are you going to make a video about Portugal?

  • @colefritts814
    @colefritts814 7 років тому +53

    Russia's Greatest Love Machine

    • @manfredvoncoolstuff6071
      @manfredvoncoolstuff6071 7 років тому +2

      It was a shame how he carried on.....

    • @rjmj7725
      @rjmj7725 7 років тому +3

      Pieguy55 its a shame how american presidential election carried on !!

  • @REjJALA
    @REjJALA 7 років тому +6

    Try messing with the mad monk u'll be sorry yo

  • @mrFoxYou1
    @mrFoxYou1 4 роки тому

    Awesome desk

  • @BlakeHardeman
    @BlakeHardeman 7 років тому +2

    I would love either a Netflix or HBO series on Rasputin's life with his relationship to the fall of the Russian Empire. With you Indy as the producer/historical analyzer of course.