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Ivan the Terrible (Hardcover)
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Ivan the Terrible (Hardcover)
Series: Profiles In Power
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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
Russia's distinctive system of unlimited monarchical rule. Ivan is
best remembered for his reign of terror, the book pays due
attention to the horrors of his executions, tortures and
repressions, especially in the period of the oprichnina (1565-72),
when he mysteriously divided his realm into two parts, one of which
was under the direct control of the tsar and his oprichniki
(bodyguard). This work argues that the often gruesome forms assumed
by the terror reflected not only Ivan's personal cruelty and
sadism, but also his religious views about the divinely ordained
right of the tsar to punish his treasonous subjects, just as
sinners were punished in Hell. Primarily chronological in its
organisation, the book focuses on three main aspects of Ivan's
power: the territorial expansion of the state, the mythology,
rituals and symbols of monarchy; and the development of the
autocratic system of rule.
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