Ivan the Terrible

by Pavlov, A. P., (Andreĭ Pavlovich)

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Ivan is best remembered for his reign of terror, and the book pays due attention to the horrors of his executions, tortures and repressions, especially in the period of the "oprichnina" (1565-72, when he mysteriously divided his realm into two parts, one of which was under the direct control of the tsar and his "oprichniki" (bodyguard). This work argues that the often gruesome forms assumed by the terror reflected not only Ivan's personal cruelty and sadism, but also his religious views about t…

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  • Full title :Ivan the Terrible / Andrei Pavlov and Maureen Perrie.

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Ivan is best remembered for his reign of terror, and the book pays due attention to the horrors of his executions, tortures and repressions, especially in the period of the "oprichnina" (1565-72, when he mysteriously divided his realm into two parts, one of which was under the direct control of the tsar and his "oprichniki" (bodyguard). This work argues that the often gruesome forms assumed by the terror reflected not only Ivan's personal cruelty and sadism, but also his religious views about the divinely ordained right of the tsar to punish his treasonous subjects, just as sinners were punished in hell.-Back cover

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  • Publication Date:2005.

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Notes

Originally published: London : Pearson/Longman, ©2003. 1st ed.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 audio disc ; : 4 3/4 in.

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocm57675594
  • Dewey Decimal:947.043092

Table of Contents

Ivan's inheritance -- Young ruler -- Conquest of Kazan' and Astrakhan' -- Reformers and reforms -- Reasons for reform -- From consensus to conflict -- Introduction of the oprichnina -- Repression and resettlement -- Culmination of the terror -- After the oprichnina.

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Subjects

Biographies History Ivan, IV,, Czar of Russia Kings and rulers Russia Russia -- Biography. -- Kings and rulers Russia -- History -- Ivan IV, 1533-1584 Russie -- Histoire -- 1533-1584 (Ivan I…

Writers

Pavlov, A. P., (Andreĭ Pavlovich) Perrie, Maureen

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