Conversation so far:
when did Grigori Rasputin rise to prominence?
Word of Grigori Rasputin's activity and charisma began to spread in Siberia during the early 1900s.
how old was Grigori Rasputin when word of Rasputin's activity and charisma began to spread?
who were some of Grigori Rasputin's  followers?
what were some of Grigori Rasputin's  followers' beliefs?

Question: what's some more interesting information about his rise to prominence?
Self-contained rewrite: what's some more interesting information about Grigori Rasputin's rise to prominence besides word of Rasputin's activity and charisma during the early 1900s?