Editing Khlysts (section)

===Connection to Rasputin===
[[Grigori Rasputin]] was twice investigated (in 1903 and 1907) by the Tobolsk Theological Consistory, under charges of spreading Khlyst doctrine. Both investigations were closed without any evidence being found against him,<ref>{{harvnb|Radzinsky|2000|pages=45, 83–4, 183–4}}</ref> but popular rumour continued to link Rasputin to the sect.<ref>{{harvnb|Radzinsky|2000|pages=101, 230–231}}</ref>

C. L. Sulzberger, in 1977, claimed that Rasputin "adopted the philosophy (if not proven membership)" of the Khlysts.<ref name=Sulzberger/>

In ''The Man Behind the Myth'', co-authored by Rasputin's daughter [[Maria Rasputin|Maria]], it is claimed that Rasputin attended several Khlyst gatherings in the years before his arrival in St. Petersberg, but ultimately became disillusioned with the sect.<ref>{{harvnb|Rasputin|Barham|1977|pages=100–108}}</ref> The factual accuracy of this book has been called into question,<ref>{{harvnb|Fuhrmann|2012|page=x}}</ref> and according to [[Brian Moynahan]], Maria's story is the only evidence that Rasputin had any Khlyst connections.<ref>{{harvnb|Moynahan|1997|page=38}}</ref> The consensus of modern historians is that Rasputin was never a member of the sect.<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|2017|page=287}}</ref>