Contributions

  • Romanoff, Nikita, joint author. - Contributor

Publication

1975 - Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

125,500 words, Guess

Page Count

502 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number75008632
  • LibraryThing169676
  • Goodreads1216481

Classifications

  • DDC947/.04/0924
  • LCCDK106 .P39 1975

Description

Czar Ivan IV (1530-1584), the first Russian ruler to take the title czar, is known as one of the worst tyrants in history, but few people among the general public know how he got such an infamous reputation. Relying on extensive research based heavily on original Russian sources, this definitive biography depicts an incredibly complex man living in a time of simple, harsh realities. Robert Payne, the distinguished author of many historical and biographical works, and Russian scholar Nikita Romanoff, describe in vivid and lively detail Ivan's callous upbringing; the poisoning of his second wife and the murder of his son; his obsession with religion and sin; his predilection for mass murder, evidenced by his massacre of 30,000 citizens of Novgorod; yet his remarkable intelligence as a ruler, supporting the growth of trade and expanding Russia's borders. - Amazon.com

Description

Biography of Ivan the Terrible, 1533-1584, and his reign in Russia.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryRussia -- History -- Ivan IV, 1533-1584Ivan IV, the Terrible, Czar of Russia, 1530-1584

Places

Other Editions

  • Ivan the TerribleHardcoverThomas Y. Crowell Co.1975-01-01

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