Ivan the Terrible is one of the most controversial figures, but at the same time one of the most prominent in Russia’s history, the culture minister said in his welcome address ORYOL ...
Ivan IV Vasilyevich was just a teenager when he was crowned czar and grand prince of all Russia on January 16, 1547. Today, Ivan is better known as Ivan the Terrible, though the name wouldn’t be ...
Today, Ivan is better known as Ivan the Terrible, though the name wouldn ... back up again when the Russian town of Oryol erected a statue of Ivan in 2016 — though there was significant ...