Today, Ivan is better known as Ivan the Terrible, though the name wouldn’t be attached to him until much later. Ivan ruled as ...

It was written, supposedly, by Sylvester, a monk-tutor of czar Ivan the Terrible. Unsurprisingly, some teachings from “Domostroi” seem out-of-keeping with today’s sensibilities. For example ...

Click here to see 19 wars Russia has lost, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin The invasion of Ukraine obviously fits into that thinking. Whether or not this war will be added to the list of ...

The Russian Tsar died in 1584. The face of 'Ivan the Terrible', Russia's cruellest tyrant, has been reconstructed by scientists 440 years after his death. The Russian Tsar, who died in 1584 ...

In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. In scenes of his coronation, his wedding to Anastasia, his ...

There was nothing particularly terrible about Ivan’s early years on the throne. However, two events that both took place in 1558 and 1560 tipped Ivan over the edge and turned him into a full ...

Holdefer grew up in central Iowa and attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His upcoming short story collection is titled “Ivan the Terrible Goes on a Family Picnic” and explores a myriad of concepts ...