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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван IV Васильевич; [d] 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, [e] was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. [3]
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 [a] is a painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin made between 1883 and 1885. It depicts the grief-stricken Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, shortly after Ivan the Terrible had dealt a fatal blow to his son's head in a fit of anger.
Ivan the Terrible in Russian folklore; L. Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible; N. Massacre of Novgorod; R. Russo-Turkish War (1568–1570) S. Sylvester (priest)
The Death of Ivan the Terrible was first performed at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg in 1867. [10] It was not a success, due to the lead role having been given to a comic actor. [11] The world-famous Moscow Art Theatre began its second season with a production of the play, which opened on 29 September 1899. [12]
photograph of Anna Koltovskaya's grave. Anna Alexeievna Koltovskaya (Russian: Анна Алексеевна Колтовская; c. 1552 – 5 April 1626), also known by her monastic name Daria (Дария), was tsaritsa of all Russia as the fourth wife of Ivan the Terrible, the tsar of all Russia. [1] [2]
The event is depicted in the famous painting by Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan. Ivan's death had grave consequences for Russia, since it left no competent heir to the throne. After the tsar's death in 1584, his unprepared son Feodor I succeeded him as tsar, while Boris Godunov de facto ruled the country.
Later in the 1910s, Stelletskii began searching for the Library of Ivan the Terrible, even though historians doubted the existence of the supposed library. He attempted to obtain permission to conduct excavations in the Moscow Kremlin ; however, the Tsarist government did not allow him to.
Ivan the Terrible Part II at IMDb; Ivan the Terrible Part I at Rotten Tomatoes; Ivan the Terrible Part II at Rotten Tomatoes; Ivan the Terrible Part I and II (Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine) at the official Mosfilm site with English subtitles "Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II"—An essay by J. Hoberman at the Criterion Collection