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Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish (Russian and East European Studies) by Charles J. Halperin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p> Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly during the years of the <i>oprichnina</i>, his state-within-a-state. Ivan was the first ruler in Russian history to use mass terror as a political instrument. However, Ivan’s actions cannot be dismissed by attributing the behavior to insanity. Ivan interacted with Muscovite society as both he and Muscovy changed. This interaction needs to be understood in order properly
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- Author
- Charles J. Halperin
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780822945918
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Historical Fiction, Historical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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