Ivan IV Grozny. Tsar-orphan. Volodikhin D.M.

with the name of the First Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible, both the majestic and gloomy pages of the history of Russia are connected. Under him, Russia joined new extensive possessions, introduced printing, created a centralized system of public administration. With him, she went through several “waves” of mass executions, and the Crimean khan broke through to Moscow and burned the Russian capital. The contradictory image of Ivan the Terrible and the form of his reign is still arguing a lot.

This book of the famous author, a doctor of historical sciences, is based on extensive historical and archive material and is aimed at freeing the perception of this large-scale personality from the influence of various myths and speculations.