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... Rasputin's Effects on the Tsar The Tsar of Russia was in a bad position. His country was going downhill, as the Army was losing all of its battles and everybody was starving. The Tsar was also very isolated from his country, and knew nothing about his people or how to run it. In 1904, his German wife blessed him with a son, Alexis. Unfortunately, Alexis was a haemophiliac, and it was impossible for him to have a normal childhood. The royal family tried many ways to cure Alexis, but no doctors could help. In 1905, a visit to the Emperial Palace changed everything. Alexis was visited by a peasant holy man, Rasputin. The monk prayed for Alexis, and miraculously, Alexis recovered overnight. Several people thought that it happened because Rasputin loved and honoured the Tsar, but some sceptics believe that Rasputin did not have any real powers, and was just a
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