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#Oprichnina
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Empires & Dynasties · Tsardom of Russia
The Oprichnina: Ivan the Terrible's Terror, 1565–1572
What was the oprichnina? How Ivan the Terrible split Russia in 1565, who the oprichniki were, what happened at Novgorod in 1570, and why Stalin admired it.
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People · Tsardom of Russia
Ivan the Terrible: The First Tsar, Fact and Legend
Ivan IV was crowned Russia's first tsar in 1547 and died in 1584. His reforms, wars, the oprichnina, his wives, his son, and which famous stories are myths.