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Ivan the Terrible: (Profiles In Power)

Ivan the Terrible: (Profiles In Power)


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Ivan IV Vasiljevich the Terrible was Grand Prince (since 1533), the first Russian Tsar (since 1547), the son of Vasili III. He conquered Kazan Khan (1552) and Astrakhan Khan (1556). He introduced "the oprichnina" in 1565 - a hand-picked group of terrorists who raped and killed anyone Iran did not like. His home policy was accompanied with dreadful repressions and stong enslaving of peasants. Beyond Russia, he took part in the Livonian War (1558-1583) and established commercial connections with England. Crucially, he joined Siberia to the Russian State. Yet was he sane as well as successful? This profile argues that Ivan the Terrible was a shrewd statesman who understood that loyalty to church and boyars needed to be displaced by rigid devotion to himself and centralised power in order to bring about the ultimate growth and stability of the modern Russian empire. His private and public lives were bloody in the extreme but his rule was ultimately a success for Russia.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Ivan's inheritance 2. The young ruler 3. The conquest of Kazan' and Astrakhan' 4. Reformers and reforms 5. From consensus to conflict 6. The introduction of the oprichnina 7. Repression and resettlement 8. The culmination of the terror 9. After the oprichnina Conclusion Chronology Glossary Select bibliography

About the Author :
Perrie, Maureen; Pavlov, Andrei

Review :
'Andrei Pavlov of St. Petersburg and Maureen Perrie of Birmingham have written not only a very impressive synthesis of scholarship on the reign of Ivan IV, in itself a great accomplishment, but also a monograph which presents a coherent thesis concerning the relationship of Ivan's rule to Russia's political evolution. ...' 'This succinct volume now sets the standard by which all future "short" syntheses of Ivan's reign will be judged. This is far and away the most readable survey of Ivan's reign in print in English.' '...In conclusion, Pavlov and Perrie have written a work which will appeal to specialists and nonspecialists alike, and will provide much food for thought about the still little-understood but always intriguing reign of Ivan the Terrible.' "H-Net Reviews, ""Charles Halperin of Indiana University" 'Andrei Pavlov and Maureen Perrie have produced an excellent and very welcome biography of the fascinating and elusive Ivan the Terrible. The work maintains the reader's interest in the horror and sensational cruelty of Ivan's reign, while adhering to rigorously scholarly standards and advancing an orginal argument of its own.' 'The book is well-written and readable. "Canadian Journal of History, August 2004" '...this book can be highly recommended as a balanced and comprehensive account of Ivan IV's reign.' "Sergei Bogatyrev, SEER, 82, 4, 2004" "'Ivan the Terrible" is a valuable work for all scholars of Russian or early modern European history, and will be particularly useful for undergraduate students of this period.' "Debra Coulter, The Historical Association, Jan 2005" ' All in all, the authors have provided an illuminating political analysis of the reign of Ivan IV... a provocative and informative starting point for classroom discussion. The study is also of value to the general reader who wants to understand Russia's place within the European Community of states of the pre-modern period.' "English Historical Review, Feb 2005" 'Pavlov and Perrie have produced a work that is exceptionally well researched and supported by a comprehensive index. Of considerable help to the reader are the chronology, maps and genealogical tables... a valuable acquistion for scholars of Russion, as is the bibliography for scholars of Russion or early modern European history.' "European History Quarterly, 35.1"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780582099487
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Longman
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 244
  • Weight: 313 gr
  • ISBN-10: 058209948X
  • Publisher Date: 27 Aug 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Profiles In Power
  • Width: 129 mm


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