The only authentic portrait of the elder Grigory, painted from life in 1913 by the artist Nikolai Kornilievich Bodarevsky, has been preserved. This portrait was kept for a long time in Germany and today it can be found on the Internet. In the portrait, Grigory Yefimovich appears as a gracious elder. The face shines with kindness. There was...
Grigory Rasputin
His special purity miraculously attracted the imperial couple and protected the grand duchesses and the crown prince.