Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish

by Charles J. Halperin

Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly during the years of the oprichnina, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822945916
• ISBN13: 9780822945918
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"