Rasputin’s Prediction: “People will BREATHE death”

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the mythical Russian who exerted a controversial influence on the court of the Romanov tsars, remains an enigmatic figure a century after his death.

His prophecies, many of which are said to have come true with uncanny accuracy, continue to fascinate people around the world.

Indeed, one of the predictions stood out as a projection of humanity’s future should climate change continue its upward course.

Rasputin’s prediction that anticipated what the future of mankind would look like

Historians claim that Rasputin anticipated climate change long before its extent began to be fully understood.

His prophecies included fires, droughts, deforestation, disease, and a variety of things that contemporary scientists identify as possible consequences of pollution.

“The air that today descends into our lungs to carry life will one day carry death. And a day will come when there will be neither mountain nor hill; there will be no more sea or lake that is not enveloped in the fetid breath of death. And all men shall breathe death, and all men shall die of the poisons suspended in the air. The plants will get sick and die one by one. The forests will become a huge graveyard, and among the dry trees people will wander aimlessly, dizzy and intoxicated by the poisonous rains,” he predicted.

Here are four of the most prominent prophecies attributed to Rasputin, and we’ll look at the historical context and controversy surrounding them.

The fall of the Romanov dynasty

One of Rasputin’s most famous predictions concerns the fall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia. He is said to have warned Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of the tragedy that awaited them. In 1918, the imperial family was executed during the Russian Revolution, fulfilling a prediction that many consider terrifying. However, the accuracy of this prediction is debated, as some argue that Rasputin may have simply anticipated the growing social and political unrest in Russia at the time.

The curse on Prince Yusupov

Another disturbing prediction attributed to Rasputin concerns Prince Felix Yusupov, one of those implicated in his assassination. Rasputin is said to have placed a curse on Yusupov before his death, predicting that he would die a miserable and violent death. In 1967, Prince Yusupov died in exile in Paris after losing his fortune and facing financial difficulties.

The suffering of Russia after the death of Rasputin

Rasputin is said to have predicted that his own death would bring misfortune and suffering to Russia. Shortly after his assassination in 1916, the country entered the Russian Revolution and a civil war that brought decades of crisis. While some believe this prediction came true, others argue that political and social chaos was already underway before Rasputin’s assassination, and that his death only added to the existing turmoil.

The outbreak of the First World War

Another prediction attributed to Rasputin is the alleged prediction of the outbreak of World War I. He is said to have warned Tsar Nicholas II of the disasters to come. However, it is important to note that warnings of war were common at the time, as political and military tensions in Europe were evident.