Talk:Ivan IV

I don't think Ivan IV was the first czar of Russia.Oldoligarch 11:48, 8 June 2007 (EDT)

See [1]. [2], [3], [4] among many others. File:User Fox.png Fox (talk|contribs) 18:05, 20 June 2007 (EDT)

I see.Oldoligarch 11:27, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

Incorporate into article: Wives of Ivan the Terrible

• Ivan The Terrible’s Many Wives Suffered Horrific Fates, HistoryDefined.net

"Ivan the Terrible was the infamous sixteenth-century ruler of the Duchy of Muscovy. He paradoxically was both an unhinged tyrant and the man who founded the Russian state.

Ivan succeeded his father as grand ruler of the Duchy of Muscovy or Moscow when he was just three years old in 1533. Over the course of a long fifty-year reign, he expanded it to become the predominant state in Russia, conquering Kazan and Astrakhan south towards the Caspian Sea.

He was also proclaimed the first Tsar of all Russia and began expanding eastwards towards Siberia.

Conversely, he was prone to bouts of rage, paranoia, and mental illness and established the Oprichnina, Russia’s first form of the secret police, and oversaw a period of intense state terror and purges.

But, while many are familiar with Ivan’s brilliant accomplishments and terrible deeds, few are familiar with his private life and, in particular, the details of his many marriages."[5] Conservative (talk) 04:13, November 5, 2023 (EST)