Ivan the Terrible

The famous Polish historian Casimir Valishevsky in his books created a large -scale panorama of the life and morals of Russia of the XVII - XIX centuries, showed a brutal struggle for the throne that did not subside for centuries. One of the most famous books by K. Valishevsky is dedicated to Tsar Ivan the Terrible - the personality of multifaceted and ambiguous, to this day unsolved. Who is he - a reasonable ruler or a fierce madman? A far -sighted reformer or a suspended turan, obsessed with a thirst for absolute power? Despite the fact that many estimates and conclusions of the famous Polish scientist may seem controversial today, “Ivan the Terrible” will certainly interest all lovers of domestic history, primarily due to the huge number of little -known actual material