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Article: Ivan the Terrible: First Tsar of Russia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Ivan the Terrible: First Tsar of Russia. Isabel de Madariaga. Yale University Press. [pounds sterling]25.00. xxii + 484 pages. ISBN 0-300-09757-3. Prof. Madariaga makes no claim to original research in this biography of Ivan IV but does bring to her task a life-time's expertise in Russian history. Her aim is 'to understand and explain Ivan the man and the ruler, whose personal reign ... [1547-1584] had such a devastating impact' on Russia. The evidence is remarkably sparse the nearer one gets to the man himself. The author takes issue with Edward Keenan's arguments that Ivan was an illiterate tool of a governing elite. She avoids easy judgements and reminds readers that ...
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