Ivan the Terrible

Anastasia Romanovna

Maria Temryukovna

Marfa Sobakina

Anna Koltovskaya

Anna Vasilchikova

Vasilisa Melentyeva

Maria Dolgorukaya

Maria Nagaya

ivan the terrible and ivan the great were great leaders and they are expand their area bigger and bigger. they leaded russia stronger and stronger.

All the answers below are inaccurate. Ivan the Terrible was called that for his reputation as being a cunning and formidable military leader. This title was given to him at an early age after the conquest of a powerful and important Tartar city in which he successfully mined under the city walls and used gun powder to breach them. He was able to vanquish an army far larger than his during that campaign. "Terrible" was meant as an acknowledgment of his military prowess rather than for any cruel or sadistic deeds he may have done. The irony is he did gradually become terrible as he got older but this was brought on by slow mercury poisoning that was in the medication he took for his chronic and painfully debilitating arthritis.

Ivan the Terrible was named Grand Prince of Moscow in 1533 and the crowned Czar in 1547. His rule went from 1533-1580. Ivan the Terrible often had fits of rage in his younger age due to the fear of being murdered by thoses wanting to take the throne. This often led to the paranoia he would later develop. He's called terrible due to the fact that he had a certain lust for power. He reduced the power of boyars greatly, and peasants weren't treated any nicer. He created a secret police which would cause terror in the country. He also was said to have beaten his pregnant daughter-in-law, causing a miscarriage. His son, also called Ivan, got into a heated argument, which led to his father taking his pointed staff and striking him with it on November 16, 1581. This blow proved fatal, leaving Ivan the terrible devastated but not enough to stray from his path to absolute power.

Ivan the Terrible dealt with his enemies during his "bad period" by organizing his own police force, whose chief duty was to hunt down and murder people that Ivan considered traitors

Resources: Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction page 174 3rd paragraph.

Ivan Vasilyevich showed no unusual signs of sadistic behavior or cruelty during the early part of his life. It wasn't until the effects of mercury poisoning began to manifest in him that he began his campaign of false accusations, torture and murder. He had taken a mercury containing medication for his chronic and painful arthritic condition. Modern forensics have proved this. Given the new evidence, it would be safe to say he was not evil but rather suffering from mental illness brought on by slow mercury poisoning. The irony is he was given the nickname Ivan the "terrible" before he became terrible. The title "terrible" was given to him as a gesture of his military prowness in his early campaign against the Tarters in which he successfully captured a heavily defended Tartar city through military cunning and the use of gun powder.

During his bad period, Ivan the Terrible had his secret police force hunt down his enemies and kill them.

1547

Ivan the Terrible granted serfs to the nobility as a means to strengthen his control over the Russian state and its economy. By tying peasants to the land and granting them to landowners, he ensured that the nobility would have a vested interest in maintaining stability and loyalty to the Tsar. This system also helped consolidate power by creating a class of landowning nobles who were dependent on the Tsar for their status and privileges. Ultimately, it contributed to the centralization of authority in Russia.

Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of Russia, is known for his ruthless and violent rule. He brutally suppressed his political opponents, instituted a reign of terror through his secret police, and is infamous for organizing the massacre of Novgorod in 1570, where thousands of civilians were killed. He also killed his own son and heir in a fit of rage.

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Ivan the Terrible implemented significant reforms that modernized Russia, particularly through the establishment of a centralized government and the expansion of the Russian state. He created a system of local governance by introducing the zemstvo, which allowed for more local administration. Additionally, he reformed the military by creating a standing army, reducing reliance on feudal forces. His reign also saw the introduction of a new legal code, which aimed to standardize laws across the expanding territory.

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Ivan iv (Ivan the Terrible) was paranoid about the Boyars and had them executed.

Mercury

Vlad vile was pretty bad in his eyes.

no he didnt

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Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of Russia, implemented several significant laws that helped centralize his power and transform the Russian state. He introduced the Sudebnik of 1550, a legal code that standardized judicial procedures and aimed to improve the administration of justice. Additionally, he established the Oprichnina, a policy that included the creation of a separate territory governed by the Tsar and his loyal followers, allowing him to suppress dissent and consolidate his authority. These laws reflected his desire to strengthen the monarchy and assert control over the nobility.

He was a very angry man, he became paranoid after his wife's death and he was a very isolated person, never really had the attention he needed.

There is a myth that Ivan the Terrible blinded them after they built Saint Basil's Cathedral so that they could never build anything so beautiful again.

Ivan the Terrible had anger problems.

He could not control himself. He even killed his favorite son! And other harsh things.

Dmitri

It means John in Slavic languages

I think it was the Boyars, or great nobles...