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    What are some nicknames of Rasputin?

    Question #55386. Asked by eytank. (Feb 22 05 3:59 PM)


    TabbyTom

    		The only one I can think of is "the mad monk."

    Feb 22 05, 5:33 PM
    picqero

    		'Rasputin' was in fact a nickname which means unrestrained or dissolute. His real name was Grigory Yefimovich Novykh.

    Feb 23 05, 12:42 AM
    mibmob

    		Does that mean that "Putin" means restrained and sober as in the Russian leader?

    Feb 23 05, 5:37 AM
    star_gazer

    		According to Wiki, his name was Grigori Vefimovick Rasputin, his title was Father Grigori, and many viewed him as a holy "strannik" or "starets".

    He was also called "the mad monk" or "the black monk".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin

    Aug 21 09, 5:40 AM

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