When Ivan died in 1584, Fyodor, who became the next Tsar, didn’t acknowledge Dmitry as the heir. He was treated as a tsar’s son born out of wedlock, or bastard.

The city of Oryol (220 miles south of Moscow) erected the country’s first monument to Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, in October. He was one of many Russian rulers who remain divisive ...

After Stalin’s death, Ivan IV’s legacy fell into a decline until recent years. Repin’s painting of the notorious tsar has been a focal point of the most recent debate over Ivan IV’s legacy.

In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. In scenes of his coronation, his wedding to Anastasia, his ...

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