Grigori Rasputin was unique compared to other leaders of the Russian Revolution; Rasputin was known as the "Holy Man" because of his healing powers. Many people believed that Rasputin possessed mystical skills to heal the sick and injured. Rasputin's healing powers introduced him to the Russian court when Rasputin allegedly helped cure the Tsar and Tsarina's son, Alexei, who had a hemophilia. Rasputin also had the ability to know what others were thinking and heal people in conditions that were impossible for a doctor to cure during the period. time. Grigori Rasputin could also predict future events involving the Tsar and his family. The Russian people believed that the Tsar and his family relied on Rasputin's strange decisions for most of the problems that came before the Tsar, which diminished the Tsar's reputation as a strong leader. ("Rasputin.")Grigori Rasputin, whose full name is Grigori Elfimovich Rasputin, was born on January 10, 1869 in Pokrovskoye, a small village in Siberia. Rasputin was born into a poor peasant family and had two older siblings: a sister, Maria, and a brother, Dmitri. Maria was thought to suffer from epilepsy and ended up drowning in a river and Dmitri died of pneumonia. The death of Rasputin's two siblings greatly affected Rasputin's life, prompting Rasputin to name his children after his siblings. Rasputin married Proskovia Fyodoronva at nineteen, who bore him four children. Rasputin eventually left his wife and traveled to Greece and Jerusalem, where Rasputin developed a reputation as a holy man. ("Grigori Rasputin")In Rasputin's early days, he had very little education. Rasputin left school at the age of eight and could neither read nor write. Grigori Rasputin ended up in Verkhoturye... middle of paper... the family will be no more,” he told the Royal Court. Rasputin died of hypothermia when he was thrown into the icy river on December 16 and 17, 1916. Rasputin's arms were found in an upright position, indicating that Rasputin had freed himself from the bonds and attempted to break free. path out of the ice. (History of Russia)The trial was canceled because the conspirators were members of the aristocracy, so they were never convicted and were exiled. This did not please the peasants, unhappy with their monarch after disastrous military exploits which cost the lives of 3.3 million Russians. Three months after Rasputin's death, Russian Tsar Nicholas II was forced to step down in less than a year. Nicholas II, Nicholas's wife, son and four daughters were murdered, along with the head of the family and lady-in-waiting..