Grigori, or Grigory, Rasputin was a man who was known as many things. Some people called him the "Mad Monk." Some people knew him as a different sort of holy man. Others saw him as a threat to Russia due to his mysterious relationship with Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. It is certain that he was not a monk. However, whether he was a holy man or a fraud is up for debate. The question of whether he was a good influence on the royal family or the very reason that…