Ivan the Terrible.

Abstract: (6 pp). Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible,1530-84, grand duke of Moscow (1533-84), was the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar. Ivan the Terrible, the most famous tsar before Peter the Great and the most brutal ruler of Russia before Stalin, inherited the throne as a three-year-old boy on the death of his father, Vasily III, in 1533. Officially the new tsar became Ivan IV; he was awarded the title of Terrible (in Russian, ???????, "threatening" "inspiring awe or fear") by later historians. Ivan IV --to the distress of his people --enjoyed the longest reign in Russian history. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Filename: BBivanTR.doc

Pages: 6

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Subcatagory: European History

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