Grigori Rasputin - An Infamous Murder - Russian History - Extra History - Part 4

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Things are rapidly growing worse. While Rasputin recovers from the assassination attempt, Archduke Ferdinand has been shot. Rasputin writes to the Tzar to avoid getting involved in the Balkans to no avail. But this does not diminish Rasputin's influence. In fact, while Emperor Nicholas is away leading the army, Rasputin is one of the few close friends Empress Alexandra has left. Her popularity is quickly falling due to her own German heritage and the stress of being hounded by the press, police, and now assassins are causing Rasputin to crack.
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[@extrahistory]

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[@gursimarsingh5505]

Thank you. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.

[@sirtitanic7882]

“I feel fine.”- Rasputin

[@garrettallen7680]

I don't need it, but thanks for offering

[@RainintheBrain]

The most famous Russian is killed to Yankee Doodle? Considering how botched the assassin was they should have been playing Yakety Sax

[@thegamingduck7199]

hello

[@Boris-ui8sk]

You know it's bad when even a homeless wizard knows the war you're starting is a bad idea

[@florians9949]

@Zeno the Filipino I mean it is Nicholas, ofcourse he is an incompetent.

[@Twargan]

*Laughs in Diogenes*

[@concretebuilding]

I cannot believe you made a statement that applies to Rasputin and Gandalf.

[@starfreakist]

You mean Gandalf the Gray

[@concretebuilding]

@@starfreakist Yes, yes I do.

[@angusyang5917]

I mean, Rasputin wasn't wrong about WWI being the death of the Russian Empire.

[@davepeters4955]

He might not have been a genius, but he did know the Russian people. After all, he probably banged about 5-10% of them.

[@sanhcman666]

I wonder if rasputin ever heard of lenin or stalin, and if he did, what was his opinions about them. Either way, it seems china cracked the code of how communism can "thrive"

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

He was a far cry from wrong. And not just about WWI. He was right about the end of the Romanov Dynasty in 1917... and the execution of Nicholas II and family in a dingy basement in Ekaterinburg a year later... 😞

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

@@davepeters4955 Probably. Or more than that, even. He was said to be a great lover, even if he was dirty, smelly, drank Madeira constantly, boasted about his connections to the royals, etc.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

@@sanhcman666 If he did cross paths with them, he'd probably tell Nicholas II to hang them (Lenin's older brother had already been executed for revolutionary activity against Nicholas II's father, Alexander III).

[@dbslayer7]

Despite the negative things about Rasputin, finding out he helped eased a child's suffering and even did everything to stop WWI definitely gives me a new respect for the historic figure.

[@Goran1138]

It was common opinion in the lower classes, wich suffered from constant famines, dictatorship of landlords and poverty long before the war. WWI was just a final straw. That's why majority of them fallowed the communists during Civil War.

[@211q1]

Well cause rasputin have negative thing cause russian empire is aristocracy and he was a poor peasant with the top which give negative thing

[@GabrielNicho]

@@Goran1138 That's not true though. After the february revolution they had an *election*. The bolsheviks lost. Peasants did not vote for the bolsheviks, the bolsheviks were mainly strong in the industrial towns, and even so, they were not as strong as the mensheviks.

[@Goran1138]

@@GabrielNicho You forgot, that peasants usually voted for social-revolutionary party (Esers), wich was exen more radical socialist party, then Russian Social-Democratic party (bolishevik wing). So, communist and leftists ideas was popular among common people, any rightists almost did not had any support among peasants.Bolsheviks just won leftists infighting during Civil War.

[@GabrielNicho]

@@Goran1138 True and not true. Yes, the peasants voted for them (I never said anything else), but the reason they did so was only for the promises of land reform.

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

Interesting fact-the children of Nicholas had an Irish nanny called Margaretta Eagar, and she spent so much time with the kids that some of them even started to develop slight Irish accents when they spoke English. For the rest of her life she would be haunted by the murders of the children she adored and helped raise.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

She was a nurse and governess.

[@Gunshinzero]

That fact wasn't fun.... Thanks for the info though.

[@T2002W]

That fact turned a little less fun after the last sentence.

[@KasumiRINA]

And when russians shot the kids, bullets ricocheted off the jewelry... They were scared at God telling the murderers to stop, so they acted like russian soldiers always do and slowly beat children to death with rifles until the room was ankle-deep in blood.

[@patefreeman1739]

@@KasumiRINA ok there really going burn when they die that a bit mess up

[@luccasgill3314]

“They didn’t quit, they wanted his head. So they shot him ‘till he was dead”

[@elirodriguez4411]

Oooh those Russians.

[@redlophix5670]

Ra ra Rasputin... Lover of the Russian Queen...

[@minecraftstation6422]

@@redlophix5670 Greatest humanity has ever seen

[@cristianvandenbosse8989]

@@redlophix5670 He was a cat that really was gone

[@ragantate3995]

Wow, haven’t heard that little diddy in years

[@msbroomstick1]

While Rasputin was a crazy quack, his influence probably didn't effect the revolution. Nicholas had the political insticts of an unusually stupid brick.

[@Makarosc]

He probably wasn't that crazy he just creatively interpreted facts

[@TheCowardRobertFord]

He and Alexandra had a talent for always making the wrong choice

[@TheCowardRobertFord]

@Peters6221 Like I said, he and Alexandra had a talent to always make the wrong choice. They only listened to Rasputin when he spouted non-sense.

[@samdumaquis2033]

If you want à revolting story, a story that lead the the Yellow Vests protests in France, look up "l'affaire Benalla" the protégé of président Macron, Macron even said: if they want a responsible : he is here, comme and get him !" (speaking about himself) the yellow vests nearly did get him

[@AAAAAAAA-vd6zv]

lmao

[@maxkogler1830]

The fact that a drunken, sex-addicted peasant from Siberia was not only the smartest advisor but also kind of the most sympathetic person at the court (IMHO) tells you a lot about the state of the late Russian Empire and the intelligence of the Tsar.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

And yet scandal wafted around him to the point where people loathed him with an undying passion. I think perhaps his most scandalous moments (that didn't involve his womanizing) was his boasting about his connections to the Imperial Family and a time where he went to a restaurant, opened his pants, and proceeded to wave his junk in the faces of diners.

[@A.Elbereth.Gilthoniel]

Was a bit more complicated than that. About "smartest advisor," "most sympathetic person" and the questions of intelligence.

[@nathanielgarza9198]

Rasputin may have been the world’s best cult leader but he truly cared about Russian More then the Romanovs really did

[@peytonreed937]

autocrats care only for themselves.

[@shadowrunner2323]

"Some Damn fool thing in the Balkans" Even Rasputin knew.

[@ecurewitz]

Otto von Bismark saw it coming 20 years in advance

[@louthegiantcookie]

Rasputin had a lot of flaws, but I think in his own way he truly cared about the Russian peasantry and was smart enough to caution against war. In some ways, it's a shame the Tsar didn't heed his advice on that front - history might have been very different if he had.

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Well you have a peasent that can actually talk to royalty. But only take him as a weird enterteinment. The moment the guy can put some policies of his own, he's seen as a threat and kill by reactionaries. You can't get more symbolic than that

[@benogurok5175]

It again depends on how one looks upon him. I think, he was aware that war means end for both Russia and tsar, and without Nicolas and Alexandra in charge, Rasputin would have been at very best exiled back to Siiberia. So, his anti-war pleas can be interpreted as an attempt to secure his position

[@ecurewitz]

the czar was an idiot

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Exactly. Had Rasputin been listened to more closely, there would (probably) still be a Romanov on the throne (albeit a constitutionalized one).

[@sanhcman666]

Maybe he knew someone from the Crimean War, and learn that Russia was very ill prepared. Also the russian japanese war was by putting mildly ill received by russians. I hope those events are covered by extra credits soon enough.

[@abcdef27669]

Rasputin, the "Holy Devil". Sounds like a perfect name for a Jojo Stand.

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

*MENACING*

[@zEr-ne5ri]

stand:holy devil stand:user Rasputin

[@zEr-ne5ri]

@@judicatorhurayth1927 3:30

[@Darasilverdragon]

more like Holy Diver

[@grapesandsand3816]

@@zEr-ne5ri lmao how does that fit so well

[@maxibillionromani2885]

Is Huey Long on your guys' radar? He'd be a perfect topic to cover on this channel, take a look sometime!

[@Toonrick12]

Only if they bring up Kaiseriech.

[@biohazard724]

I misread that as Howie Long and was trying to figure out what's so fascinating about a former football player

[@lm-ml]

Ah yes, Louisiana Dictatoresque go brrr

[@ericremotesteam]

The King Fish!

[@snoozegrunthypna]

Who?

[@Macharius117]

The assassination was a "Drunken, botch job, by aristocratic flunkies"? LMAO That actually sums it up quite nicely, I'll have to remember that one.

[@nikolozgilles]

There is an argument to be made that Rasputin is the luckiest man on earth, everything lined up for him to be this close to the tsar

[@glasseskun]

and also one of the unluckiest, knowing some of Rasputin's narrative with the royal family was fabricated and mistrewn by what was the popular media at the time

[@sarcastically_hopeful]

Well if he was so lucky he wouldn't have died.

[@DracoMagnius]

@@sarcastically_hopeful The Grim Reaper comes for us all regardless of luck.

[@ecurewitz]

until he was asasinated

[@marjae2767]

Where the church encouraged him to deepen his prejuduces, the court pressured him to deepen his alcohol problems, the press demonized him, everyone ignored his better advice even if they took his worst advice, and then some of them killed him. O Fortuna!

[@KyleRayner12]

Between this and the "fifth time's the charm" tale of the Archduke's death, I'm starting to think that no one could pull off a competent assassination until after WWI.

[@Darkwood2027]

The assassin's weren't professionally trained until after.

[@StephensCrazyHour]

Practice makes perfect.

[@esthersmith3056]

assassination is actually pretty difficult (no i am not talking from experience, my ex-husband's death was found to be an accident)

[@sethvandelft4337]

The French would like a word

[@Oxtocoatl13]

This is the age of idealistic morons dabbling in terrorism using unreliable bombs and small caliber handguns. Unfortunately police and security were also largely run by complete amateurs.

[@giovannilloretsorribas2836]

Fun fact: Rasputin's assassination (or rather Yusupov's account of it) is what lead to the "All resemblances to real events and people, living or dead, is purely coincidental" disclaimer that appears in every film

[@Teackay]

Yeah, he took issue with a movie that had Rasputin getting busy with Mrs. Yusupov.

[@Mellion555]

Rasputin: You should wait until the last of the crops have been harvested before winter hits, THEN perform a draft. Tsar: Nah, I want soldiers now *famine hits, causing a massive riot that ultimately leads to the toppling of the monarchy Tsar: *surprised Pikachu face

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

One year later. Ekaterinburg. Dingy basement. Shots fire. 😞

[@CABRALFAN27]

It's almost like the age of Monarchs being able to ruthlessly exploit their subjects without consequence had passed. I can't say he didn't have it coming, but what happened to his innocent family was also undeniably an atrocity.

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

@@CABRALFAN27 He didn't want to get rid of the rules of the hereditary Monarchy, so they just shrugged and said "okay, the rules say if you have no living heirs, your dynasty ends, right?'.

[@khadijandiayeba1108]

so true

[@ThatGUY666666]

One of the greatest ironies in history. Rasputin has been portrayed a century now as a demon in human form manipulating the Tsar into leading Russia into ruin. And yet in this video alone we have three clear instances where Nicholas II really SHOULD have listened to Rasputin but did not, and it was those instances (particularly deciding to get involved in WWI) that lead to Nicholas' death and the end of the Russian empire.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Don't forget the execution of Nicholas II and family in a dingy basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918... 😞

[@KasumiRINA]

Like end of russia is a good thing, shame USSR sprung up... Well, now it's russia again and time to repeat history again.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

@@KasumiRINA And this time we have an entirely different individual Russia's chief fortress (Kremlin comes from the word kreml, meaning fortress) who is tsar in all but name: Vladimir Putin.

[@riopratamamartin7870]

And ironically the creation of the soviet union

[@Brandonhayhew]

@@riopratamamartin7870 I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s going to be another revolution in Russia or Civil War?

[@SADDDsteve]

I always just imagine the whole assassination ordeal as Screaming, Screaming and even more Screaming while a bunch of guys are running around panicking

[@albertamalachi3560]

I imagine it being like this. "He didn't die!" "Oh no no no! He knows! We're cursed!" "Gun! Give me!" _BAM!_ "Is he dead?!" "I don't know?!" "His clothes! Get someone else to wear for a diversion!" "Ewww ewww eww! Dead smelly man!" "Here's the gun!" "No no no! That gun be cursed!" "Wait wait he's waking u- Aaaah!" "Aaaah! No no! Go away!" "He's running away!" "Shoot shoot him!" _BAM!_ "Is he dead?!" _BAM! BAM!_ "Ewww! Blood! Brains! Ewww!" "What do we do?!" "Dump him! Dump him!" "Is he dead?!" "He's still blinking!" "Aaaaaaaaaah!!!" "Run run! Pray! Oh god! Oh god!"

[@duolingoaccount1606]

@@albertamalachi3560 this deserves a film adaptation

[@falldownpit]

7:03 At that moment, I kinda wish they made a "The Death of Rasputin" story. Much like "The Death of Stalin", a dark political comedy. Just imagine if Rasputin's assassins go into a screaming panic over if the man is dead or not, maybe even missing their shots as they keep arguing if he's dead or not. "Oh god, he's alive!!!" "Are you sure?! You shot him!" "He's getting up!!! Augh!!!" *they miss three shots(screaming the whole time) as Rasputin barley stumbles out the door*

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

😆

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

Lol I’d watch that

[@FWorthy19]

Man I’d love to see that

[@1337ijs]

"HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD AN HOUR AGO!" "YOU BOUGHT THE POISON! DON'T TRY AND BLAME ME FOR THIS!"

[@dd-579fletcherwillyd.9]

Ngl, would watch that while laughing out so loud

[@AjarTadpole7202]

The more the Seminal Tragedy gets talked about the more frustrated I get with how many opportunities we had to avoid ww1

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

World War I was when Western Civilization self-destructed. Only now, 100 years later, is it becoming obvious.

[@stretopovermind9680]

- how many opportunities we had to avoid ww1 You had none. Everything that happened happened in the only way it could happened.

[@douglasdaniel4504]

@@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874 If you took WWI by itself, you could make a fair case that Western Civilization, at least as it existed in June 1914, died because of it. But you always have to remember that the war's unfinished business led to an even bigger detonation in 1939, which completely flattened the place-- certainly in a moral and intellectual sense. It was like a fire in a warehouse setting off ammonium nitrate. Debris is still falling from that one, and it's not clear, even after 80 years, what the final shape of the new culture will be.

[@nonsansdroit3800]

@@stretopovermind9680 That's not true though. The WW1 timeline is a big line of both coincidences and intentional fuckups.

[@AjarTadpole7202]

@@stretopovermind9680 Well how about the fact Russia could have just not mobilized and changed the entire course of the 20th century

[@jokodihaynes419]

When Rasputin died the people of Russia knew he wasn't the problem the problem was the czar and his family

[@christianvalencia4489]

i think Rasputin gave the Romanov's a little more time in the throne, because after he was killer everyone noticed that the tsar was indeed an idiot instead of just a naive ruler.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Which lead to the execution of Nicholas II and family in a dingy basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918... 😞

[@NAYRUthunder99]

@@M.E.ANDHistory that is the point

[@vehx9316]

In many ways Alexandra was the exact opposite of Catherine, which is ironic since both of them came from Germany. You honestly could not find a couple more ill-suited to be the absolute monarchs of a country at the start of the 20th century then Nicholas and Alexandra. But in many ways Rasputin's story perfectly captures the insanity, and paranoia of Imperial Russia, which in some ways persists till today.

[@CountDVB]

Paranoia goes hand in hand with totalitarianism

[@troyjardine5850]

I would also say Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were also equally unsuited for the role of monarchs

[@jacoblevenson7934]

@@troyjardine5850 their incapability is actually overstated. Louis would have made a fine monarch if he inherited a healthy nation. The issue was the king before him mismanaged the country so badly the best Louis could have hoped for was to avoid disaster. (Though supporting America was a legitimately stupid decision. There was nothing to force america to favor trade with France and no gurrante France could take the richer English colonies in India or the Carebbean.

[@pax6833]

@@jacoblevenson7934 France thought they would get an ally in the region against Britain. America then promptly decided to not pay back any debts and effectively annulled their alliance.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

@@troyjardine5850 That and times were just changing to the point where their roles are becoming more and more outdated (thanks to a philosophical movement we call the Enlightenment).

[@Mr_M_History]

School student: Isn't Rasputin that song from Just Dance Me as a history teacher: (waves) Extra Credits will do fine

[@golazo099]

There are at least 4 things most people know about Rasputin: He loved women (to much) ,his death, Him and the Tsars wife, and his drinking

[@broccolinyu911]

and that he could preach the bible like a preacher. full of ecstacy and fire.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Don't forget that one time where he got drunk at a restaurant to the point where he undid his pants and waved his junk in the faces of diners.

[@yomin2162]

Rah rah Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen, now that's a cat who really was gone.

[@someonerandom704]

I don't think it's possible to love women "too much"

[@ertemkiziltan1971]

For all the things they say about him, the one thing you must admit is that he did a supriseingly good job as adviser.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

He just wasn't taken seriously, probably due to his background as a peasant, and partly because he was dirty, smelly, had a sex addiction, drank tons of Madeira, boasted nonstop about his connections to the royals, oh, and then there was that one time where he went to a restaurant, unzipped his pants, and waved his junk in the faces of diners.

[@mesiagamer5217]

If only Nicholas listened to him a bit More... Huh kind of weird to say that now.

[@GrokNZ]

well clearly he is a DND monk Deflect Missiles Starting at 3rd Level, you can use your Reaction to deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon Attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the Attack is reduced by 1d 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level. also Purity of Body - Purity of Body. At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you makes you immune to disease and poison. he used deflect missiles to reduce the gunshot damage and purity of body to negate the poison.

[@ecurewitz]

or he was just attacked by incompetent idiots

[@litchqueenasenath5995]

Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if rasputin is now a lvl 18 undead Monk wandering the wastes of Siberia

[@paternusowen2106]

@@litchqueenasenath5995 Ooh! Urban Fantasy campaign idea!

[@GaldirEonai]

In an urban fantasy setting I wrote up for a GURPS campaign, Rasputin was a vampire. He survived and now lives in a California trailer park as an aged hippie named Greg with his granddaughter Annie...

[@RFieth]

According to Pathfinder, he's an 18th level oracle. Then again, he's depicted there as the actual son of Baba Yaga, so you might be closer to truth here.

[@weleho]

Well there is a one thing to note about the cyanide: It reacts with sugar, and is no longer dangerous. Vine and cakes have sugar in them. This is one way, that Rasputin could have survived the possible poisoning and a reason why there wouldn't be a clear trace of poison to find.

[@nikolozgilles]

Rasputin died how he lived; partyin' hard

[@DenebTM]

The fact that this man not only really lived, but did so just a century ago, is so surreal to me.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

There is a reason why Europeans often say that the 20th century began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and ended with the fall of the Soviet Union. As an American, I believe that politically, it started with the Spanish-American War and ended on September 11th.

[@sanhcman666]

You know what is surreal for me? That after romanovs fall, all leaders of the URSS somehow acted like a tsar. In some cases, it worked (Who reach space first?) but in anothers (Stalin was worse than the failed austrian painter in terms of special prisons and its mortality rate)

[@Darkwood2027]

Before today, I thought this guy was from the 1,600s

[@tada-kun982]

@@ronmaximilian6953 because you're Americocentric of course

[@lucasdavies8268]

@@tada-kun982 To be fair to Ron, I think he's saying that the "political 20th century" began and ended on those dates for the USA (and comparing that with the traditional 1914 - 1991 Eurocentric claim). I don't think he's making a claim that's meant to be valid for everyone everywhere.

[@oscarbelmare_22]

Alternative Title: Homeless Wizard gets 3 new holes

[@lolmanboss]

Party went wrong

[@alucard347]

gets penetrated* three times.

[@wazzupp1029]

Whatever really happened, I heard that Rasputin had water in his lungs, meaning he drowned

[@JRPKeller]

possibly, but couldn't that also indicate that one of the shots to the chest went through the lungs?

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Yep. I run with the autopsy report performed on his corpse as well.

[@lanasinapayen3354]

I'm not sure how "I heard" stacks up against the historical research of the channel saying he had a bullet through his forehead At least link a source or something.

[@Elora445]

@armia krajova Apparently not. Fluid does not enter your airways if you are not breathing. Also, you can survive a bullet to the head. Heck, some have even survived two! Considering how those people aimed, I'm surprised that they even managed to hit Rasputin in the head at all.

[@user-qy9py4jd5r]

So those bullet din't kill him, dear god

[@eazy8579]

The advice to delay the draft might have been beneficial for a second reason, as Russia experienced severe arms shortages during the war, and they did have the manpower to fight, but by delaying the draft, it might have allowed them more time to spin up the arsenal system to produce much needed equipment

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

And use some tactics instead of just charging. No point in losing men if they are too precious. You have to fight smart.

[@femia4125]

Everyone needs to stop blaming Rasputin for the fall of the romanovs; nicholas was a straight up fool

[@techwiz81]

It’s less a story of how powerful Rasputin was and more how inept and clueless Nicholas was

[@thecolorofstone1819]

Yusupov: "Oh right, the cyanide. The cyanide for Rasputin, the cyanide made specially to kill Rasputin, Rasputin's cyanide? That cyanide?" Pavlovich: "Yes, that cyanide!" Yusupov: "Gotcha covered."

[@wolfbyte3171]

Can we all stop a moment to appreciate Nick's awesome animation at 6:22? Done? Ok. Awesome work as always bud! Now where we? Ah yes? There lived a certain man, in Russia long ago.

[@justaperson8381]

He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow.

[@jordinagel1184]

I feel like the plot by a group of inexperienced and incompetent conspirators to murder Rasputin, and failing over and over, could make for an excellent dark comedy

[@josephdrilon2923]

Dude was quite literally a damage sponge

[@vladislavdamianov7836]

3:43 Sweet, you guys drew our king at the time - Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Thank you

[@revanius2213]

Honestly, Rasputin seems like a better Tsar than Nicholas. Maybe if he listened to the Siberian there would still be Tsar's today.

[@redswift31]

Nicholas was an inflexible fool who tons of chances to change the course of Russia but instead listened to no one and destroyed himself.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Probably, albeit in a constitutionalized form.

[@CABRALFAN27]

Can't say I'm sad to see the Tsardom go, but I do wish the Mensheviks or someone had taken power instead of the Bolsheviks. Instead, one dictatorship replaced another.

[@reaperoftheyeari4481]

Rusputin was clearly immortal so we can all agree he isn't dead he just removed "ras" from his name

[@michaellorde4173]

Putin

[@NimhLabs]

Look, has anybody seen Koschei the Deathless and Grigori Rasputin in the same room together?

[@Mikebumpful]

That’s unfair to Rasputin. The ultranationalists were his enemies (like Puriskevich in this video).

[@reaperoftheyeari4481]

@@Mikebumpful time can change ppl

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

@@reaperoftheyeari4481 Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.

[@Abraxium]

3:50 - 4:07 Monarchs being unpopular based on their German heritage, with rumors that they are being controlled? Call that a Antonia Marionette

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Marie Antoinette, though she did speak German prior to going to France, was Austrian, not German. Germany didn't even become its own country until the Iron Chancellor arrived on the scene (and played a role in getting Kaiser Wilhelm I crowned in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles).

[@hans3000]

I'm pretty sure she was Austrian, though...

[@Abraxium]

@@hans3000 She was, but Austrian was considered something along the lines of how Saxons are considered today. The thing that (may have) changed that outlook today, is that modern day citizens of Germany are called German

[@connerpiko4745]

“See Borris, I told you he was the anti christ and you didn’t believe me!”

[@pieskobi943]

0:10 the driver's expression looks like "Wasn't expecting a second one today" (which actually was the case)

[@davidchalmers2504]

Here's what I think happened: Prince Yusipov purchased what he thought was poison, but turned out to be fake once Rasputin consumed it. He then got the revolver, and shot Rasputin in the back. Rasputin feigned death until his conspirators checked to see if he really was dead. Rasputin attacked the conspirators, and Yusipov, now panicked, fired a shot into his head. The third into the chest was to ensure he was dead.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

And yet, according to an autopsy report, the cause of death was drowning.

[@nerdletter3773]

@@M.E.ANDHistory Nah, the assassination attempt seems more likely. He had tons of enemies, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the people who carried out the assassination bribed whoever was performing the autopsy.

[@deathshead357]

There were gunshots heard at 2:30 in the morning, then there were more heard at around 6 in the morning outside in the courtyard when the police changed shifts (the police station was right acrross the river from the palace. According to the ballistics report, the bullets were of various calibres, so different guns. The poison was provided by Dr Lazovert who was present in the palace during the assassination.

[@Attaxalotl]

@@M.E.ANDHistory The autopsy still found several bullet wounds in him, and the conspirators allegedly threw him into the Neva. You can't drown if you aren't breathing, implying that he survived everything but the involuntary swim.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

The whole murder of Rasputin story is a part of history where advanced critical thinking skills come into play. Personally, I tend to follow Yusupov's account (given that it's the most common one used), but then again, I could be (VERY) wrong about the tale of Yusupov and his cyanide-laced goodies. For the next video, I'd enjoy a series about one of the following: 1) The French Revolution. 2) The Lincoln Assassination (complete with JWB's conspirators and the military tribunal that followed). 3) Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. 4) The Inquisition (I have that song from History of the World, Part 1 playing in my brain as I type this). 5) Peter the Great (they did a series on Catherine; we need to know about Peter, too). 6) The Time of Troubles (and the beginning of the Romanov Dynasty itself). 7) A mini-video about the Ōtsu Incident.

[@Girjon05]

Is there a way to contact Extra Credits to propose a idea for a video about some mythologies of the Sami people of Norway? We have some cool stories and creatures, and would love if there was a video about them

[@nicolasdiaz1542]

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[@Peace_And_Love42]

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[@Girjon05]

@@nicolasdiaz1542 Thanks

[@MALEMization]

0:10 Quoting from an older video: "HOLY S***! Is that the ARCHDUKE?!"

[@igniaignia8777]

This was probably the video series that fasinated me the most. As someone who wrote a large 8 page, final project last year on Grigori Rasputin and his effects on the Russian Revolution- I only now realize how wrong I was. He wasn't perfect, and wasn't great per say- but he definitely wasn't as terrible as I believed him to be for so long. So thank you!

[@quincykunz3481]

I kinda want to see a dark comedy that follows the bumblers failing to assassinate Rasputin repeatedly.

[@MrDalisclock]

Stabbing... "I think he's dead" "No I'm not" Stabbing resumes

[@Toonrick12]

So basically like "The Death of Stalin"?

[@MrDalisclock]

@@Toonrick12 well in that case they were just very....slow....at trying to get him any medical attention. But I see what you mean.

[@TheCreepypro]

this series is yet another example of why this channel is so good since it helps demystify history and remind us how much we love as human beings to tell tall tales, exaggerate, and make legends which is fine as long as we don't take it as truth in any way

[@NimhLabs]

Look, I'm just saying, we've never seen Grigori "The Mad Monk" Rasputin and Koschei the Deathless in the same room together

[@Pravaification]

Can we just appreciate that they used Dionysus from Hades on the wine bottle at 5:15?

[@parallellia1509]

interesting

[@eduardoapontejr2945]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS

[@poilboiler]

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

[@troyjardine5850]

5:16 Everyone's favorite Wine God Dionysus make an appearance!

[@TheNekoGentleman]

*see the title* This is gonna explode is search results. The death of Rasputin, by Extra History? Sign me up!

[@DistortedBird]

I am learning so much! It really puts the things I've heard before in new light. Thank you for covering Rasputin

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

*Oversimplified Ghost Rasputin intensifies*

[@AlcoholicBoredom]

I’m saddened to learn that there was no “SEXY PARTY” marquee in real life.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

And the depressing period (and the giant ball of sad) that we call the USSR gets closer.

[@nps86]

0:28 100 years later, *The King's Man* keeping the "Rasputin pushed them into war" myth alive and well 😂

[@anniebarker4545]

You guys are INCREDIBLE. Thank you so much for dedicating so much time, immensely hard work & effort into the production, story, narration, animation, marketing and everything else! The quality of your education is incredible, FREE, and greatly appreciated. Sincerest Wishes, Curious High Schooler

[@MauriceBear]

Great series about Rasputin. Got to commend you both on the great job.

[@samleheny1429]

They don't go into it much in this series, but Nicholas II of Russia often tied with Lois XIV of France in people's mind for the title of most bumbling monarch in modern European history.

[@chadcollins6348]

Kaiser Wilhelm II was recognized even as a teenager as a complete disaster from the start. He gave the Austro Hungarians Carte blanche to start a war then went on vacation with no contact or instructions. Maybe autocrats and monarchies are a bad idea

[@makjusufbegovic8186]

6:21-6:26 Best part of the video. The animation was top notch and the scene looked so badass!

[@damirk3]

Animations are amazing great job and all episodes on Rasputin were great👏👏

[@druppeldruppel8850]

I started watching this series today, timing is great

[@reljadujkovic3489]

Dang I'm early

[@sparks1792]

Facts

[@gursimarsingh5505]

Fax

[@10gamer64]

Same

[@CAB-fp9tm]

I’m wondering what if rasputin WAS magic and foresaw the Revolution that joining the war would bring

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Russia's war and loss to Japan almost led to revolution. It didn't take genius or magic to see the calamity. The problem was that these are in his advisors had relied upon Pan-Slavicism to try to keep the empire together after 1905. The logical result of this believe that Russia was the protector of all Slavic people's was that they had to take the side of the regicidal terrorist backing Serbs.

[@Vestige.]

Then he is a good guy? I guess

[@MrDalisclock]

I doubt he needed magic to see Russia was going to suffer significantly in a major war

[@DracoMagnius]

I mean predictions are really just being able to guess the future based on people in power's personalities and motives as well as the general populace's feelings toward something. A lot of people believe Matt Groening can predict the future because of things said in the Simpsons and Futurama, but really he's just good at guessing things based on the political climate and such.

[@redlophix5670]

Rasputin! Nice, finally. I haven't watched the other ones since I've read his biography, but I like this topic.

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

I always wanted to See Wilhelm and Franz Josef with your improved drawing and I like it

[@Zeruel3]

Ironic when you take a closer look at Rasputin and see that despite all the claims he was controlling the imperial couple, things might have turned out better if he had been

[@Progamermove_2003]

I know it might be foolish to compare Rasputin with Bismarck, but he was one of the FEW people who knew that "a Balkan mess" could result in a catastrophe.

[@rathnirradio4350]

great as always!

[@morbiusenjoyer2847]

Nice a new vid love the work

[@M00nsh0t]

The animation at 6:21 was really good, can we please see more scenes like this?

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

If only Nicholas could play realpolitik. Thanks to his uncle, he made bad choices.

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

And to Daddy Dearest as well. Nicholas II was afraid of screwing up, so he decided to stick with continuing the things Alexander III did.

[@Lucas-du6tt]

Hey love your guys channel been subscribed for about a year or more now. Could you do a vid or series about Julius Caesar specifically and also Trajan, two big emperors of Rome I would love to see on here. Thanks 😊

[@williamrobertingram]

Great out-tro on this one.

[@chesstactics5796]

I am so excited about this new rasputin series!

[@dclark142002]

FYI, for future animations... ...the Yusupov palace is in urban Saint Petersburg. It is, and was, basically a townhouse on a canal. There are no open lands around it...just the streets and other buildings. :)

[@oftenspanx]

What a wild ride. If there hasn't been a truly good, semi-historical/dramatised feature film based on the story of Rasputin (I'm thinking Hellboy doesn't quite count) I wish there were. This is the sort of tale that one cpuld spend ages casting actors and imaginging the drama and how each could chew a scene.

[@phantomtitan9792]

This was fascinating

[@notnotfake226]

Hands down best Extra History thumbnail to date.

[@danielstride198]

When Hammer Horror did a film version of Rasputin in the 1960s, they had to get the script run past the last remaining assassin (still alive!), lest they get sued.

[@fischX]

He was political much smarter than the Czar - and his predictions came true.

[@Mikebumpful]

To be fair, most of the population of St. Petersburg would have been politically smarter than Nicky!

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

Including a prediction he made about the execution of Nicholas II and family that took place in a dingy basement at Ekaterinburg in mid-July 1918. "If I'm killed by my brothers, the Russian peasants, you have nothing to fear. If it is your relations who have brought about my death, then none of your family will remain alive for more than two years. They will all be killed by the Russian people." 😞

[@kipstump1033]

Amazing work, Folks!

[@ecurewitz]

Puruskevitch: Alexandra is a foriegn German in the Russian royal family Catherine the Great: Am I nothing to you!

[@anindafithrotunnufus368]

Please add Indonesian subtitles, because this channel is very useful and adds to knowledge❤️

[@NGBigfield]

Awesome ending. Thank you

[@p.s6742]

“You either die a villain or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.”

[@samuellarreal]

These are great

[@filiaknight8514]

6:53 i love the expressions so much

[@abdullahabu6439]

3:46 I thought we learned our lesson in the great loot episode that many Ottomans were not dark colored especially Sultan Mehmed V who was just a white and blue eyed as a European

[@michaleandmore5111]

Ah yes perfect way to start the weekend

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

15 minutes. Perfect!

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Crazy stuff

[@mr.maxpax7167]

Sad I was here so early just Bc now I have to wait longer till the next video

[@canyadigit6274]

Who makes the quotes at the end? They’re so good!

[@rayx1679]

Its pretty funny that both Rasputin and Otto Von Bismarck said not to start or join a War in the Balkans and yet no one listened and it just amplified from there.

[@maximilianderobespierre5017]

Coooooooool I love the video can you make video about the French revelation or WW2 please👍👍👍👍

[@M.E.ANDHistory]

French Revolution definitely! Odd thing is I share my birthday with one of the revolutionaries (and no, it's not Robespierre or Danton). I'll give you a few clues: 1) He was a Freemason (yes, Freemasonry was also practiced in 18th-century France). 2) He hung out with Benjamin Franklin (they were fellow Masons; they also were on a committee on the discussion of animal magnetism). 3) According to some sources, it was he who suggested that the Third Estate deputies meet in the tennis court. Can you guess who he was?

[@maximilianderobespierre5017]

I think Muisques de Lafayette

[@AynenMakino]

That bit about 'scooping buckets of water from the river as if it was holy' as a sign of the 'old Russia' showed me something I didn't know before but that seems hugely important: Russian culture was devided on a deep cultural issue. And between what exactly? What was 'the old' that some wanted to keep, and what 'the new' that some felt it needed to be replaced by? If you want to understand Russia, it seems important to understand that bit of it quite well.