The famous Russian mystic, "holy old man" and favorite of seven last Russian emperor Grigory Efimovich Rasputin and his legal wife Praskovya Dubrovina had three children: Matryona, Dmitry and Varvara.
Traces of two of them, the son of Dmitry and the daughter of Varvara, were lost in the documents of the Stalinist special settlements. First, in 1922, they, as "harmful elements", suffered a defeat in civil rights, and in the 30s of the 20th century they completely disappeared in the expanses of the Tyumen north.
From Matryona to Maria
Matryona was her father's favorite and the eldest child. She was born in the village of Pokrovskoye, in the small homeland of the elder Gregory. But as the father gained popularity in the highest circles of the St. Petersburg nobility, Grigory revised the place of residence of his daughters.
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In 1913, he brought Matryona and Varvara to St. Petersburg, sent the girls to study at the gymnasium, hoping to make them look more like capital girls from peasant women, to cultivate, to give gloss.
Matryona, who was born in 1898, even changed her name to "Maria" at the age of 15. Her former name did not sound very aristocratic.
font-size:18px;"> But it was much more difficult to remake a solid, broad-boned "peasant" girl. A stocky figure, a broad face, bright lips. Rasputin's fans fawned over the girl, noble countesses and princesses sought her friendship, and later slandered that her expensive dress is ready to burst from peasant charms, but the smell of Maria Matrena is still - the village peasant sweat.
After father
From the house where he lived with Maria and Varvara, Grigory went to the ill-fated party at the house of Felix Yusupov in December 1916.
The daughters informed the police about the disappearance of the father, and Maria identified Gregory's galoshes fished from the river.
The orphaned girls of Rasputin were forced to return to their village, to their mother. The attitude towards their father in society was not unambiguous before, but now, with his death and the abdication of the king, which followed shortly, it was dangerous to stay in Petrograd.
font-size:18px;"> There is a beautiful legend that Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, taking her last trip to Yekaterinburg, saw the daughters of Grigory, who waved to her from the windows of their house in Pokrovsky. This is just a fiction, with railway the old man's house was not visible.
circus girl
Soon Maria Rasputina got married. From her husband, Boris Solovyov, she gave birth to two daughters: Tatyana and Maria. Maria and her husband left Siberia for Far East- the last region of Russia not controlled by the Bolsheviks. From there, the couple with their eldest daughter moved to Bucharest, then to Austria, and later to France.
font-size:18px;"> There, Maria's husband died of tuberculosis in 1926, leaving his wife a widow with two young daughters in her arms. Tatyana was 6 years old, Maria was only 4 years old.
In order to somehow improve her financial situation, Maria Rasputina begins a lawsuit with Felix Yusupov, demanding compensation for the murder of her father. The case did not work out: the court refused to consider the claim, because the crime was committed in Russia.
Maria first works as a governess in families, then gets a job dancing in a cabaret, and later goes to work as a circus artist. In parallel, she writes memoirs and memoirs about her father, Russia, the royal family.
In the 1930s, Maria Rasputina actively toured Europe and America as a lion tamer, did not hesitate to advertise herself as "the daughter of a mad monk from Russia."
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Having traveled half the world, she settled in the United States, where she left the circus, getting a job as a riveter at a defense plant. And in 1940, the woman remarried.
She had to work even after retirement, life was hard and Maria worked as a nanny and nurse. She died, whose attention was sought by the most noble ladies of the St. Petersburg high society, in 1977, a year before her 80th birthday.
Among the Russian emigrants of the first wave there were many interesting and bright personalities. But one woman attracted Special attention even though she didn't always want to. She herself called herself Maria, although her parents called her Matryona. She was the daughter of the famous royal favorite Grigory Rasputin, and the shadow of her father's ambiguous and loud glory accompanied her from childhood to last days her more than difficult life.
“I am the daughter of Grigory Efimovich Rasputin. Baptized by Matryona, my family called me Maria. Father - Marochka. Now I am 48 years old. Almost the same as my father was when he was taken away from home by a terrible man - Felix Yusupov. I remember everything and never tried to forget anything that happened to me or my family (no matter how the enemies counted on it). I do not cling to memories, as do those who tend to savor their misfortunes. I just live by them. I love my father very much. Just as much as the others hate him. I can't force others to love him. I do not aspire to this, as my father did not aspire. Like him, I just want understanding. But I'm afraid - and this is excessive when it comes to Rasputin., - these are the words from the book “Rasputin. Why?” written by his daughter Matryona. The very one whose hand had once written his last letter under the dictation of his father.
By the mid-1930s, only Martron survived from the whole family. Sister Varya died in 1925 in Moscow from typhus. Brother Mitya was sent into exile in 1930 as a "malicious element". Paraskeva Feodorovna's mother and Feoktist's wife went to Salekhard with him. Paraskeva Fyodorovna disappeared on the way. Dmitry himself, his wife and daughter Lisa contracted dysentery and died in 1933, Dmitry was the last, almost on the day of his father's death, December 16.
Matryona in October 1917, just a few days before the October uprising, married a Russian officer Boris Nikolaevich Solovyov. They had two daughters - Tatyana and Maria. Even before the birth of the second family emigrated to Romania, then the Czech Republic, Germany. France…
Boris Nikolayevich opened a restaurant in Paris, but went bankrupt because his compatriot emigrants came to dine without money. In 1926, Boris Nikolaevich died of tuberculosis, and Matryona had to earn a living for herself and her two children herself.
Remembering that she once studied at the dance school of the ballerina of the Imperial Theaters Deviller in Berlin, she became a cabaret actress.
Her number was noticed by the manager of one of the English circuses and offered: “If you enter a cage with lions, I’ll take it to work.” Came in, what to do. She changed her name - on the posters of that time she was recommended as "Marie Rasputin, the daughter of a mad monk." Her formidable "Rasputin" look could make any predator jump into a burning ring.
She was a success - entrepreneurs from America soon drew attention to her, invited the Ringling brothers, Barnum and Bailey to perform at the circus, then at the Gardner circus. Once, during a performance, a polar bear attacked her. The tamer career had to be abandoned. A mystical coincidence - once in the Yusupov Palace, her father, mortally wounded, collapsed on the skin polar bear- discussed all the newspapers.
Matryona Rasputin with parents.
There were many interesting and bright personalities among the Russian emigrants of the first wave. But one woman attracted special attention, although she herself did not always want it. She herself called herself Maria, although her parents called her Matryona. She was the daughter of the famous royal favorite Grigory Rasputin, and the shadow of her father's ambiguous and loud glory accompanied her from childhood until the last days of her more than difficult life.
Matryona Rasputin.
“I am the daughter of Grigory Efimovich Rasputin. Baptized by Matryona, my family called me Maria. Father - Marochka. Now I am 48 years old. Almost the same as my father was when he was taken away from home by a terrible man - Felix Yusupov. I remember everything and never tried to forget anything that happened to me or my family (no matter how the enemies counted on it). I do not cling to memories, as do those who tend to savor their misfortunes. I just live by them. I love my father very much. Just as much as the others hate him. I can't force others to love him. I do not aspire to this, as my father did not aspire. Like him, I just want understanding. But, I'm afraid - and this is excessive when it comes to Rasputin, - these are the words from the book Rasputin. Why?” written by his daughter Matryona. The very one whose hand had once written his last letter under the dictation of his father.
Rasputin family. In the center is the widow of Grigory Rasputin Paraskeva Feodorovna, on the left is his son Dmitry, on the right is his wife Feoktista Ivanovna. In the background - Ekaterina Ivanovna Pecherkina (worker in the house).
By the mid-1930s, only Martron survived from the whole family. Sister Varya died in 1925 in Moscow from typhus. Brother Mitya was sent into exile in 1930 as a "malicious element". Paraskeva Feodorovna's mother and Feoktist's wife went to Salekhard with him. Paraskeva Fyodorovna disappeared on the way. Dmitry himself, his wife and daughter Lisa contracted dysentery and died in 1933, Dmitry was the last, almost on the day of his father's death, December 16.
Barbara Rasputin. Post-revolutionary photo, saved by a friend. Damaged intentionally, for fear of reprisals from the Soviet authorities.
Matryona in October 1917, just a few days before the October uprising, married a Russian officer Boris Nikolaevich Solovyov. They had two daughters - Tatyana and Maria. Even before the birth of their second daughter, the family emigrated to Romania, then the Czech Republic, Germany. France…
Boris Solovyov and Marochka.
Boris Nikolayevich opened a restaurant in Paris, but went bankrupt because his compatriot emigrants came to dine without money. In 1926, Boris Nikolaevich died of tuberculosis, and Matryona had to earn a living for herself and her two children herself.
Remembering that she once studied at the dance school of the ballerina of the Imperial Theaters Deviller in Berlin, she became a cabaret actress.
Matryona Rasputina - dancer of the Imperial cabaret.
Her number was noticed by the manager of one of the English circuses and offered: “If you enter a cage with lions, I’ll take it to work.” Came in, what to do. She changed her name - on the posters of that time she was recommended as "Marie Rasputin, the daughter of a mad monk." Her formidable "Rasputin" look could make any predator jump into a burning ring.
Trainer Matryona Rasputina.
Her famous Rasputin look alone is enough to stop any predator.
She was a success - entrepreneurs from America soon drew attention to her, invited the Ringling brothers, Barnum and Bailey to perform at the circus, then at the Gardner circus. Once, during a performance, a polar bear attacked her. The tamer career had to be abandoned. A mystical coincidence - once in the Yusupov Palace, her father, mortally wounded, collapsed on the skin of a polar bear - all the newspapers discussed.
Maria Rasputina in the hospital.
Meeting at the restaurant.
After such a grandiose career as a tamer, Maria worked as a nanny, governess, and taught Russian. In 1945, she became a US citizen, went to work in defense shipyards and worked there as a riveter until her retirement.
Maria died at the age of 79 on September 27, 1977 in Los Angeles, and was buried in Angel Rosedale Cemetery.
I am the daughter of Grigory Efimovich Rasputin.
Baptized by Matryona, my family called me Maria.
Father - Marochka. Now I am 48 years old.
Almost as old as my father
when he was taken away from the house by a terrible man - Felix Yusupov.
I remember everything and never tried to forget anything
from what happened to me or my family
(no matter how the enemies count on it).
I don't cling to memories like those do
who tend to savor their misfortunes.
I just live by them.
I love my father very much.
Just as much as the others hate him.
I can't force others to love him.
I do not aspire to this, as my father did not aspire.
Like him, I just want understanding. But I'm afraid - and this is excessive when
We are talking about Rasputin.
Maria (Matryona) Rasputina (daughter of G. Rasputin) is the only one who survived from the family of Grigory Rasputin
From the publisher
Matrena Rasputina - the eldest daughter of Grigory Rasputin - was born in 1898
year. On October 5, 1917, she married officer Boris Solovyov. Soon
after the revolution, Matryona and her husband managed to leave Russia. Family
settled in Paris. In 1924, her husband died. Matryona was left with two
daughters in her arms, practically without funds. By that time, the beginning
her career as a (rather successful) dancer. Later, already in America, Matryona
mastered a profession, perhaps more suited to her temperament -
tiger tamers.
She died in Los Angeles (California, USA) in 1977 from a heart attack.
attack.
Her notes about her father - she called them in a foreign way "Rasputin.
Why?" - Matryona Grigorievna (however, in America she was known as
Maria) wrote from 1946 to 1960. For unknown reasons, she herself did not
published, although she sought to - even agreed to their use
her American nursing home neighbor (see below).
I purchased this manuscript in 1999 from her last owner, who
for some reason she did not allow me to announce her name. I'll call her Mrs X.
Ms X herself was born and lives in Paraguay. Her maternal grandfather was one of
those Cossacks who, having fled the Crimea in 1920, decided to try their luck in
South America- they were then lured by whole hundreds of fertile lands and
who quickly get to his feet.
Mrs X's aunt married and left for America in 1957. For some
reasons, she almost did not maintain contact with her family, so the message about
inheritance from a childless mother relative became for Mrs X.
unexpected. In addition to a rather significant amount of money, she brought from America
business papers and a box with a manuscript, which, of course, she looked into, but
no more. In my opinion, due to the lack of knowledge of the Russian language, Mrs X.
not really even before three thick notebooks with a mass of
vkle, inherited from her aunt. How Rasputina's manuscript got to her aunt,
she does not know.
In the autumn of 1998, Mrs. X. was shown the books I had published, The Romanovs.
Imperial House in Exile" and "Memoirs" of Prince Yusupov, the killer of Rasputin.
"That's when I thought you might want to publish his daughter's recordings" --
Mrs X explained to me later.
It took us six months to negotiate (after all, everything is only by mail, no
she has no faxes), for several more months the manuscript traveled by sea to
Moscow...
What are the notes of Matryona Rasputina?
This, if you try to define it in one phrase, is an explanation with those
who considers Grigory Rasputin the culprit of almost all the troubles that have befallen
to Russia.
And here it must be said that, blindly acquiring notes from Rasputin's daughter
(Ms. X. did not agree to my preliminary acquaintance with the manuscript), I
acted with some apprehension. It was justified to wait from Matryona
Rasputina variate on the theme of her own notes about her father, published even before
howl - books very naive and completely apologetic. (Separately necessary
talk about a book published in English in the USA in 1977 under two names
-- Pat Barham and Maria Ras -- "Rasputin Beyond the Myth." I even
ordered its translation, but did not publish it - the daughter's share in it
Ras was reduced to transmitting episodes of her father's life, and they, to co,
completely drowned in cranberries and molasses. However, not with notes,
which are in front of you is indisputable.)
This time I was in for a pleasant surprise. Now he is waiting for you. three notebooks,
written in the handwriting of a not too zealous student, turned out to be very entertaining
by reading. Fascinating and informative reading for both the general reader and
narrow specialist.
The book is built as an interpretation of the life of his father - from birth in the village
Pokrovsky to death in the waters of the Neva in Petrograd. And it is in the unexpected (but
always absolutely logical psychologically) interpretation of the actions of Gregory
Rasputin is the beauty of Matryona's notes. At the same time, it is natural that
answering the question "why?", Matrena gives a lot of details,
eluding others, as she writes, "recollectors".
What is the connection between the deaths of the brothers - Mikhail and Grigo Rasputin,
happened to almost forty years; between Elizabeth of England and
Anna Vyrubova; between the craving of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich for hunting and
Russia's entry into the war in the 14th year; between religiosity and eroticism in
Rasputin himself, etc.? Matryona Rasputi knows all this.
How accurate is her knowledge? Exactly enough so that what she is talking about
says, "it was entirely possible." The beauty of recording Matryona Rasputina and
that each reader himself can, if he wants, determine the distance from
possible to actual. By the way, Matryona Rasputina hints at this -
Here, they say, Zhevakhov is talking about this, and Kokovtsov, only they never
understood what they were talking about...
Reading is absolutely not hindered by not always exact following by the author
chronology - only the time frame is preserved, and some events are "put
out of place." "Why?" wins the fight against "when?".
The degree of internal involvement of Matryona in describing the events
is also visible from the way it reflects everyday details. They are far away for her
not the main thing, but she is from that time and cannot neglect them in any way. So
cute details seem to show through the foreground.
A special case is the tone of the notes. No breathing, santi exactly
as much as it should be, so that they do not fold. But no doubt...
Matrena adores her father. But she loves, so to speak, with dignity, leaving behind
others the right to dislike him (do not love, but at least understand, do not
brush it off). And rightly so, it's hard to dismiss. At times on the pages of notes
the temperament, clearly inherited by the daughter from the father, just breaks in.
Probably, it was the temperament that forced Matrena Ras to neglect in
the most tense places by the rules of spelling (of course, the old one), not
speaking of punctuation. She seems to be in a hurry to speak out, sometimes not
adding words or shortening them in the most bizarre way.
Actually, the work of the publisher was reduced to deciphering not words,
very minor styling changes (rule out because as
moving towards the end of the Russian language Matryona became more and more
Americanized), checking quotes and bringing them to the form in which they
reproduced in modern editions.
For ease of reading, I have divided the text into chapters and subchapters and given them
titles. Applications are also added by me.
Finally, I conclude this lengthy explanation with the reader with a brief
reference "Who is who in the memoirs of M. G. Rasputina". I only give names
occupation (at the time of the events described) of the main persons she mentions.
Alexander Mikhailovich (Sandro) -- Grand Duke, uncle of Nicholas II,
married to his sister Xenia. . Anastasia Nikolaevna (Stana) - great
princess, daughter of the Montenegrin prince Negosh, wife of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nikolaevich.
Badmaev Petr Alexandrovich - the son of a wealthy Buryat
a cattle merchant, a doctor, used the methods of oriental medicine.
Beletsky Stepan Petrovich - acting Director of the Police Department
assistant minister of the interior.
Botkin Evgeny Sergeevich - the family doctor of the royal family.
Botkina-Melnik is his daughter.
George Buchanan is the British Ambassador to Russia.
Witte Sergei Yulievich - Count, statesman.
Voeikov Vladimir Nikolaevich - palace commandant.
Vyrubova Anna Alexandrovna - maid of honor of Empress Alexandra
Fedorovna and a confidant of the royal family.
Germogenes (Dolganev Georgy Efremovich) - Bishop Sarah and
Tsaritsynsky, retired.
Golovina Maria Evgenievna (Munya) - the bride of Nikolai, brother of Felix
Yusupova, admirer of Rasputin.
Gurko Vladimir Iosifovich - chamberlain, comrade of mini-internal affairs,
dismissed after a scandal involving money fraud.
Dmitry Pavlovich - Grand Duke, cousin of Nicholas II, lover
Felix Yusupov.
Evreinov Nikolai Nikolaevich - a theatrical figure, whether.
Elizaveta Feodorovna (Ella) - Grand Duchess, elder sister
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
Zhevakhov Nikolai Davidovich - Prince, chamber junker, acting. comrade
Chief Prosecutor of the Holy Synod.
Iliodor - see Trufanov.
John of Kronstadt (Sergeev John Ilyich) - rector of Andreevsky
Cathedral in Kronstadt, church preacher and writer.
Kovalevsky P. - publicist.
Kovyl-Bobyl Ivan is a publicist.
Kokovtsov Vladimir Nikolaevich - Count, Minister of Finance, after the murder
P.A. Stolypin was appointed Prime Minister (until 1914).
Lakhtina Olga Vladimirovna - the wife of a real stat-skog
adviser, admirer of Rasputin.
Maria Fedorovna - wife of Alexander III, mother of Nicholas II, dowager
empress.
Milntsa Nikolaevna - Grand Duchess, daughter of Montenegrin Prince Negosh,
wife of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich.
Nicholas Nikolaevich - Grand Duke, uncle of Nicholas II.
Paleologist Maurice - Ambassador of France to Russia.
Protopopov Alexander Dmitrievich - the last Minister of Internal Affairs
imperial Russia.
Purishkevich Vladimir Mitrofanovich - large land, deputy II,
III and IV State Duma, the basis of the Union of the Russian people and the "Chamber
Michael the Archangel".
Rodzianko Mikhail Vladimirovich -- large landowner, chairman III
and IV State Duma. He was one of those who explained to Nicholas II
the need to bestow horses in the name of preserving the monarchy.
Rudnev Vladimir Mikhailovich - comrade of the prosecutor Ekaterinoslavsky
district court, in March 1917 included in the Extraordinary Commission of Inquiry
with the assignment "obsle source of irresponsible influence at court."
Simanovich Aron Semenovich - merchant of the first guild, juve, personal
Rasputin's secretary.
Trufanov Sergey Mikhailovich (hieromonk Iliodor) - on how
a promising preacher and zealot of the faith. In 1912 he publicly recanted
"God, Faith and Church".
Feofan (Vasily Bystry) - Bishop, Rector of St. Petersburg Spiritual
Academy and at one time the confessor of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
Philip is a French adventurer.
Yusupov-Sumarokov-Elston Felix Felixovich - prince, heir
richest fortune in Russia, husband of Irina Alek, daughter of the great
Prince Alexander Mikhailovich, niece of Nicholas II.
The inaccuracies in the text in the spelling of the author's names, surnames and
positions are not specified.
Matrena Rasputin - the eldest daughter of Grigory Rasputin - was born in 1898. Soon after the revolution, Matryona and her husband managed to leave Russia. Matrena Grigoryevna wrote her notes about her father from 1946 to 1960.
What are the notes of Matryona Rasputina?
This, if you try to define it in one phrase, is an explanation with those who consider Grigory Rasputin to be the culprit of almost all the troubles that have befallen Russia. The book is built as an interpretation of the father's life - from birth in the village of Pokrovsky to death in the waters of the Neva in Petrograd. And it is precisely in the unexpected (but always absolutely logical psychologically) interpretation of the actions of Grigory Rasputin that the charm of Matryona's notes lies. At the same time, it is natural that, answering the question “why?”, Matryona conveys a lot of details that eluded other, as she writes, “memories”.
What is the connection between the deaths of the brothers - Mikhail and Grigory Rasputin, which happened with an almost forty-year gap; between Elizabeth of England and Anna Vyrubova; between Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich's passion for hunting and Russia's entry into the war in 1414; between religiosity and eroticism in Rasputin himself, etc.? Matryona Rasputina knows all this.
How accurate is her knowledge? Just enough so that what she says "was quite possible." The beauty of the notes of Matryona Rasputina is that each reader himself will be able, if he wants, to determine the distance from the possible to the actual.
From the publisher
Matrena Rasputina - the eldest daughter of Grigory Rasputin - was born in 1898. On October 5, 1917, she married officer Boris Solovyov. Soon after the revolution, Matryona and her husband managed to leave Russia. The family settled in Paris. In 1924, her husband died. Matryona was left with two daughters in her arms, practically without funds. By that time, she began her career as a (rather successful) dancer. Later, already in America, Matrena mastered a profession, perhaps more in line with her temperament - a tiger tamer.
She died in Los Angeles (California, USA) in 1977 from a heart attack.
Her notes about her father - she called them in a foreign way "Rasputin. Why?" - Matrena Grigorievna (however, in America she was known as Maria) wrote from 1946 to 1960. For unknown reasons, she herself did not publish them, although she tried - she even agreed to their use by her American neighbor in a nursing home (see below).
I purchased this manuscript in 1999 from its last owner, who for some reason did not allow me to reveal her name. I'll call her Mrs X.
Ms X herself was born and lives in Paraguay. Her maternal grandfather was one of those Cossacks who, having fled the Crimea in 1920, decided to try their luck in South America - then hundreds of them were lured by fertile lands and the ability to quickly get on their feet.
Matryona Rasputin
Rasputin. Why?
I am the daughter of Grigory Efimovich Rasputin.
Baptized by Matryona, my family called me Maria.
Father - Marochka.
Now I am 48 years old.
Almost as much as my father was when he was taken away from home by a terrible man - Felix Yusupov.
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