Ivan the Terrible, First Tsar of Russia, english written book

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without dust jacket, other in good condition; Sprache: englisch; lgk 2211_Mayfield;HC gb without dust jacket, Biographie, the Life of Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of Russia, a lot of black/white Illustrations, english written book, 450 pages 750 Gramm. Seller Inventory # 200316210

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Ivan IV, the Terrible” (1533 1584), is one of the key figures in Russian history, yet he has remained among the most neglected. Notorious for pioneering a policy of unrestrained terror and for killing his own son he has been credited with establishing autocracy in Russia. This is the first attempt to write a biography of Ivan from birth to death, to study his policies, his marriages, his atrocities, and his disordered personality, and to link them as a coherent whole.
Isabel de Madariaga situates Ivan within the background of Russian political developments in the sixteenth century. And, with revealing comparisons with English, Spanish, and other European courts, she sets him within the international context of his time. The biography includes a new account of the role of astrology and magic at Ivan’s court and provides fresh insights into his foreign policy. Facing up to problems of authenticity (much of Ivan’s archive was destroyed by fire in 1626) and controversies which have paralyzed western scholarship, de Madariaga seeks to present Russia as viewed from the Kremlin rather than from abroad and to comprehend the full tragedy of Ivan’s reign.

Book Description:

This compelling biography is the first to encompass the entire life of Ivan the Terrible and to view him in the context of his own time. Notorious for a policy of unrestrained terror—and for killing his own son—Ivan is credited with establishing autocracy in Russia. The book illuminates his tragic reign and foreign policies, as well as his marriages and disordered personality.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ivan the Terrible, First Tsar of Russia, ...
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, USA
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Gut