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Ivan the Terrible

Robert Payne

Based heavily on original Russian sources, this biography of Czar Ivan IV examines the plots, massacres, and poisonings that earned Ivan his famous epithet.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Cooper Square Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2002
  • Pages: 520
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.10in - 1.11in - 1.49lb
  • EAN: 9780815412298
  • Categories: HistoricalPolitical

About the Author

Payne, Robert: - Robert Payne's highly praised histories and biographies include The Rise and Fall of Stalin, the Life and Death of Lenin and Ivan the Terrible.

Praise for this book

Ivan was truly in a class with Genghis Khan, Hitler and Stalin, and this study brings him to life with all the fascination which the monstrous evokes.
Grandly conceived with imperial sweep and torch-lit pageantry.
The authors reveal the most significant moments in Ivan's life and his growing abuse of power. The writing is vigorous and colorful yet never sensational.
Deeply satisfying... . Ivan'r reign lasted 54 years, more than a lifetime (perhaps two?) for people of his time. And, together with the evil he perpetrated, he had an immense effect on Russian architecture, the arts, governance and geography. His reign merits better understanding, and this book tells the story in a manner that makes the study enjoyable.