Ivan the Terrible

In the 16th century, one ruler transformed a growing principality into a powerful empire, crowned himself with a new title, conquered vast territories, and reshaped the political order of Eastern Europe. 

Yet, history doesn’t necessarily remember him as a great leader, as his reign also became notorious for paranoia, executions, brutal repression, and acts of violence that blurred the line between statecraft and terror.

Learn more about Ivan the Terrible, one of the most feared and consequential rulers in Russian history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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