Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible. From the beginning of the reign of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich to his death. 2 volumes

Reprint from the publication. SPb., 1903. Mikhail Mikhailovich Shcherbatov (1733 -1790) - prince, politician, publicist, historian, philosopher, economist, for his time - a person of truly encyclopedic knowledge. Honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1776), member of the Russian Academy (1783) Senator, valid secret adviser (1786) Shcherbatov’s ancestors go back to the Rurikovich dynasty, Mikhail represented him with the 27th knee. In 1771, Shcherbatov became a court heraldmaster. Catherine II appointed him the first Russian historiographer (the second was Nikolai Karamzin), on behalf of Empress Shcherbatov, he dismantled the archive of Peter the Great. He found and published many valuable monuments, including the "Royal Book", "Chronicle of many rebels" and others. This work led him to the creation of the main work of life - "Russian history from ancient times" (printed since 1770 for more than twenty years) In total, seven volumes were published in fifteen books, covering the period until 1610. Most of the documents used by Shcherbatov to write "history", unfortunately, have not been preserved to this day. The publishing house presents to your attention a reprint from the 2nd corrected and supplemented edition of the 5th volume (published in several books)-the history of Ivan the Terrible. Circulation 30 copies. Made using Print-on-Demand technology