Rasputin the Rascal Monk: Disclosing the Secret Scandal of the Betrayal of Russia by the Mock-Monk Grichka and the Consequent Ruin of the Romanoffs. With official documents revealed and recorded for the first time.Le Queux, William
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Rasputin the Rascal Monk: Disclosing the Secret Scandal of the Betrayal of Russia by the Mock-Monk Grichka and the Consequent Ruin of the Romanoffs. With official documents revealed and recorded for the first time.
Le Queux, William
Rasputin, Grigorii Efimovich, 1869-1916; Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
"Instructions are as follows: Suggest to S. this plan against the Duma.
From the archives of the Ministry of the Interior he can obtain a list
of the names and places of residence of thousands of Russian
Revolutionists of the extreme school. These he can, if we order it,
place in prison or have them tried by court-martial and shot. He will,
however, act most generously and secretly. He will, under promise of
protection send them forth as his agents, well supplied with funds, and
thus arrange for a considerable number of pro-German Social Democrats to
enter Petrograd and work alongside the Russian Anarchists, Tolstoyans,
Pacifists, Communists and Red Socialists. With such a widespread
propaganda of wild and fierce agitators in the munition factories, we
shall be able to create strikes and commit outrages at any moment
instructions are given. They should be ordered to continually urge the
working men to strike and to riot, and thus begin the movement that is
to make Europe a federation of Socialist republics. This plan attracts
the working-class, and has already succeeded on the Clyde and in
Ireland. Your only serious opponent is Gutchkoff, but you will arrange
with the Empress that his activities be at once diverted into another
sphere.
"Enlist on our side as many members of the Duma as possible. Furnish
from time to time a list of payments made by you, and the firm of
Berchmann will sustain your balance at the Credit Lyonnais.
"We await the result of your good services, which are highly appreciated
by His Majesty, and which will be amply and most generously rewarded
when we have Russia in our hands, which will not be long.
"Messages: Tell S. (Sturmer, the pro-German Prime Minister and a
creature of the Empress) to be extremely careful of the Grand Duke
Dmitri. He holds a compromising letter written by Nada Litvinoff
regarding her attempt to suborn Brusiloff. The woman Litvinoff is
reported to be staying at the Regina Hotel in Petrograd. No effort
should be spared to obtain and destroy that letter, as it is very
compromising. Professor Miliukoff should be removed. Ten thousand
roubles will be paid for that service. J. or B. might be approached.
Both are in need of money.
"Instruct Anna (Madame Vyrubova) to tell the Empress to receive a woman
named Geismann, who will demand audience at noon on August 30th. She
carries a verbal message from the Emperor. It is important that you
should know Countess Zia Kloieff, of Voroneje. She possesses influence
in a certain military quarter that will eventually be most useful and
highly essential.
"H--(a spy whose identity is up to the present unknown) has fixed August
29th, at 11:30 a.m., for the disaster at the shell-filling factory at
Krestovsky. An electric line is laid beneath the Neva, and all is
prepared.
"Salutations from all three of us.--N."
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