# Murder of Rasputin (1916)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1916-murder-of-rasputin
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Grigori Rasputin, the peasant mystic trusted by the empress for his apparent ability to help her haemophiliac son, was murdered by Prince Felix Yusupov and others on 30 December 1916 (N.S.). The Central Asian revolt against conscription was also suppressed that year. The conspirators hoped to save the monarchy. The murder revealed the crisis at the top of the regime weeks before its collapse.

## Why it matters
The murder revealed the crisis at the top of the regime weeks before its collapse.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Grigori Rasputin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin)
- [Wikipedia — Felix Yusupov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Yusupov)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Murder of Rasputin](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Murder+of+Rasputin)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)