Rasputin. THE GRITTY reality of the Russian Revolution in the early 20th century has been brought to light thanks to a series of expertly colourised images. Striking pictures show Vladimir Lenin disguised as factory worker KP Ivanov at Razliz station in August 1917, Lenin with Joseph Stalin in 1922 and revolutionaries and women and former members of the Russian Army holding up a plaque that states ???The tyranny has collapsed and the chains are broken???. Other stunning colour shots show the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II with his family and visiting the army in 1916, the Tsar family executor Jakob Jurovsky and the February revolution taking place in 1917. The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised by artist Viacheslav Peregudov (51), from Irkutsk, Russia. Viacheslav Peregudov / mediadrumimages.com

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SPUTNIK 01.06.1907 Ulubieniec rodziny imperatora Mikolaja II Grigoriy Rasputin. Reprodukcja zdjecia ze zbiorow Muzeum Historycznego Favourite of the emperor's Nikolay II family Grigoriy Rasputin. Reproduction of the fotography from the Historical Museum's collection

Gregory Yefimovich Rasputin 1869 - 1916 Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their only son Alexei.

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin 1869-1916. Russian priest and mystic who became a private adviser to the Romanovs, who became an influential figure in the later years of tsar Nicholas

Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin (?1871-1916) centre. Russian mystic and 'holy man' who exercised influence over Nicholas II and the Tsarina, seated between Colonel Loma (left) and Prince Putianin

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Karty Romanowych- Grigorij Rasputin - wlasciwie Grigorij Jefimowicz Nowych (1872-1916), rosyjski awanturnik, mnich i uzdrowiciel, chlop z tobolskiej guberni. 1905-1916 odgrywal znaczna role na dworze Mikolaja II. Oskarzany o rozpustny tryb zycia i podejrzany o wspolprace z Niemcami. Zamordowany przez grupe monarchistow usilujacych ratowac prestiz monarchii.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP This picture provided by author Edvard Radzinsky from his new book "Rasputin: the Last Word" shows the body of Rasputin who was thrown alive and bound into the River Neva in St.Petersburg. The picture was discovered in a rare file on Rasputin which was bought at auction by the famous Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and then lent to the author Edvard Radzinsky for his new book. B/W ONLY

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Badania komputerowe twarzy zamordowanego Rasputina, Moskwa, Rosja, lata 90.

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Badania komputerowe twarzy zamordowanego Rasputina, Moskwa, Rosja, lata 90.

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Inscenizacja z figurami woskowymi, zabojstwa Rastutina w Palacu Jusupowa.Petersburg, Rosja lata 90.

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Naukowiec Siergiej Nikitin z Centralnego Instytutu Patologii w Moskwie analizuje fotografie Grigorija Rasputina, Moskwa, Rosja, lata 90.

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Fragmenty rekopisu dziennika Rasputina,

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) Russian mystic monk, believed by some to be a psychic and faith healer having supernatural powers. He was closely associated with the Tsarina Alexandra of Russia and was assassinated in 1916

An undated file photo of Russian monk Rasputin. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SPUTNIK Grigory Rasputin.

Fot. Wojtek Laski / East News Naukowiec Siergiej Nikitin z Centralnego Instytutu Patologii w Moskwie analizuje fotografie Grigorija Rasputina, Moskwa, Rosja, lata 90.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SPUTNIK 01.06.1907 Ulubieniec rodziny imperatora Mikolaja II GRIGORIJ JEFIMOWICZ RASPUTIN (1869-1916). Reprodukcja zdjecia ze zbiorow Muzeum Historycznego Favourite of the emperor's Nikolay II family Grigoriy Rasputin. Reproduction of the fotography from the Historical Museum's collection