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Book 2 of the “The Wild Years of Ivan the Terrible” series

The Tsar's Amusements

Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich did not get the nickname “the Terrible” for nothing.

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Original publisher:
Eksmo
Year:
2006
Language:
Russian (original)
Pages:
690
ISBN:
5-699-10785-1
Translations:
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (in preparation)
The Tsar's AmusementsExcerpt in Russian.

About the book

Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich did not get the nickname “the Terrible” for nothing. The dread sovereign spilled plenty of blood, both of his own enemies and of the enemies of Rus. But besides fighting enemies, the tsar devoted no small time to battles of love. He was rightly considered the first lover in Rus. He married seven times, and the maidens he knew are beyond counting. Here too he showed his unbridled temper: women who offended him in any way were not spared. And with his penultimate wife, Vasilisa, whom he caught with a lover, the tsar acted with refined cruelty. Tsar Ivan was a great sinner. And he had to answer for his grave sins at the end of his life…

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The Tsar's Amusements