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Rasputin was buried on 2 January (O.S. 21 December)
The old-style/new-style dates do not match here. In 1916–1917, Russian old-style (Julian) dates were 13 days behind Gregorian dates, so 21 December 1916 O.S. corresponds to 3 January 1917, not 2 January.
Full reasoning
This sentence mixes New Style / Gregorian and Old Style / Julian dates incorrectly.
A reliable Saint Petersburg reference states that Rasputin was buried on 21 December 1916 in Tsarskoye Selo. That is the Russian Old Style date used at the time. A standard reference on old-style/new-style dating explains that in the 20th century Russian dates were 13 days behind Western Gregorian dates. Adding 13 days to 21 December 1916 (O.S.) gives 3 January 1917 (N.S.), not 2 January.
So either the Old Style date should be 20 December, or the New Style date should be 3 January 1917. As written, the paired dates are inconsistent.
2 sources
- Saint Petersburg encyclopaedia
On 21 December 1916, Rasputin was buried in the presence of the Imperial Family in the unfinished chapel dedicated to St. Seraphim in the purlieu of Alexander's park in Tsarskoe Selo.
- Old Style | Encyclopedia.com
Until January 31, 1918, Russia used the Julian calendar... In the nineteenth century, Russia was twelve days behind the West; in the twentieth century it was thirteen days behind.