Assassination of Grigori Rasputin
December 30, 1916 · Petrograd
Grigori Rasputin, the mystic with influence over Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, was murdered in Petrograd by a group of monarchists led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His assassination underscored the disintegration of the imperial court.
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Assassination of Grigori Rasputin