Rodzianko rasputin biography

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(1) Michael Rodzianko, the President of the Duma, later wrote about the role of Rasputin during the First World War in his book, The Fall of the Empire.

Profiting by the Tsar's arrival at Tsarskoe I asked for an audience and was received by him on March 8th.

"I must tell Your Majesty that this cannot continue much longer. No one opens your eyes to the true role which this man (Rasputin) is playing.

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His presence in Your Majesty's Court undermines confidence in the Supreme Power and may have an evil effect on the fate of the dynasty and turn the hearts of the people from their Emperor". My report did some good.

On March 11th an order was issued sending Rasputin to Tobolsk; but a few days later, at the demand of the Empress, the order was cancelled.

(2) On 15th March, 1917, Alfred Knox visited Mikhail Rodzianko, the President of the Duma.

I saw Rodzianko for a moment and told him that I was frightened that things were taki