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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IvaPan, post: 6959858, member: 78949&quot;]I would say that Rasputin used to be an influential man, a &quot;grey cardinal&quot; behind the scene. No need to have official titles to be de facto the ruler of the country, and many historians claim he indeed ruled Russia between 1905 and 1916. How was this possible - the Tsaritsa sought and took his advice on everything, including state matters and decisions,&nbsp; and the Tsar sought and took the advice of the Tsaritsa on everything. So indirectly Rasputin was the ruler. Historians say that this was a public secret and the reason Rasputin was so much hated by the high society, and eventually killed by members of it. Russian aristocrats were convinced that he was leading Russia to disaster, and of course could not forgive his peasant background and lack of education. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of the day the great love and devotion of Nikolay II to his wife (something that deserves respect on its own but apparently it is not applicable to rulers) costed them the throne and the lives, and the lives of their children, and the devastation of the whole country.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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