Ivan IV the Terrible. The Orphan Tsar

With the name of the First Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible, both majestic and gloomy pages of the history of Russia are connected. Under him, Russia has joined new extensive possessions, introduced printing, created a centralized system of public administration. Under him, he went through several "waves" of mass executions, and the Crimean khan broke through to Moscow and burned the Russian capital. The contradictory image of Ivan the Terrible and the form of his reign is still arguing a lot. The new book of the famous author, a doctor of historical sciences, is based on vast historical and archive material and is aimed at freeing the perception of this large-scale personality from the influence of various myths and speculations