244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first major re-assessment of Ivan the Terrible to be published in the West in the post-Soviet period. It breaks away from older stereotypes of the tsar – whether as ‘crazed tyrant’ and ‘evil genius’, on the one hand, or as a ‘great and wise statesman’, on the other – to provide a more balanced picture. It examines the ways in which Ivan’s policies contributed to the creation of... Read more
Introduction 1. Ivan's inheritance 2. The young ruler 3. The conquest of Kazan' and Astrakhan' 4. Reformers and reforms 5. From consensus to conflict 6. The introduction of the oprichnina 7. Repression and resettlement 8. The culmination of the terror 9. After the oprichnina Conclusion Chronology Glossary Select bibliography
Biography
Perrie, Maureen; Pavlov, Andrei
