Ivan IV began his rule with promise and reform. Over time, power and paranoia reshaped him. This video explores how a capable ruler descended into brutality. His legacy remains one of the most debated ...

This ruthless Russian ruler, who was the first Tsar of Russia, lived up to his name. Born in 1530 to Grand Prince Vasily III and Princess Elena Glinskaya, Ivan's childhood was marked by turbulence and ...

A re-examination of Ivan IV's donations to support his aunt Evfrosin'ia Staritskaia's household (obikhod) and convent after he forced her to take religious vows in 1563 sheds new light on both the ...

As the historical profession declines in scholarly rigor, its practitioners huddle like quivering hamsters around the same factors—moral relativism, contrarian revisionism, scabrous identity politics, ...