Ivan The Terrible
was not always known as being terrible. When first reigning as Czar over Russia, he was a normal leader. It was after the five scars marking his journey through life that he had a mental breakdown and went out of control.
Ivan was only three years old when his father, Vasili III, died in 1533. Since he was too young to reign, his mother Elena was made regent on his behalf. This was surprising because she was a woman, a commoner, and a foreigner by birth. Anxious to avoid a civil war, it was the older prelates of the church who supported Elena's regency. Elena herself had no illusions about her position, and she feared for the safety of her sons since she knew that Vasili's family wished ...
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came while he was a teenager. He loved to torture animals, often throwing them into the Moscow city walls, yet he spent hours in church.
Two major events took place at the age of 17. In December of 1546, Ivan made an announcement in the presence of the Metropolitan Makari and the Boyars. He said, "By the mercy of God and his pure Mother, by the intercession of the great miracle workers Petr, Sergei, and other Russian wonder workers in whom I put my trust, and with your blessing, Holy Father, I herewith announce my intention of taking a wife. I had first considered marriage with a foreign princess of royal blood, but then I decided otherwise, for if I marry a wife from a foreign land we may come to disagree and life would be hard for us. I therefore intend to seek out a countrywoman so that God may bless our union. But before doing so, I wish with your blessing, O Father Metropolitan, to adopt the rank of the Czars and Grand Dukes our ancestors, and our kinsman Vladimir ...
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to the city of Kazan. General Kurbsky of Ivan's Streltsy used large explosions to finally create a hole in the wall protecting Kazan. Russian troops poured through the gap and smashed the Tartars. In the end, over 60,000 troops died as Kazan became a Russian city.
Ivan returned to Moscow a hero. When he returned, Ivan had the Cathedral of St. Basil built to commemorate the victory. Ivan thought it was the most beautiful thing that the architect had ever built. In fact, Ivan did not want this architect to build anything more beautiful. So to reward the creator of the church, Ivan removed the architect's eyes, blinding him.
After victory in Kazan, Ivan came home to meet the first son of ...
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