Was Rasputin really 'evil'?

According to the biographies I have read, Rasputin really tried to get rid off his negative sides, like alcohol and women, and sometimes managed to do it temporarily. read more

Into that void of fear, terror, superstition, religious hysteria and a mother’s frenzied obsession stepped the traveling faith-healer Rasputin from the backwoods of the empire. For them he was the right man at the right place at the right time. read more

Rasputin, on the other hand, never harmed nor killed a single soul, and even forgave those who tried to assassinate him. At that time, it was considered evil to defend the Jews and not to support the war. read more