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# Ivan the Terrible Paperback – October 1, 2002

**Brand:** robert paynenikita romanoff
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## Customer Reviews

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    Great guy!
  

*by E***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019*

I enjoyed this book and got through it fairly quickly, but I'm not sure what the appropriate review should be. I came into this knowing nothing of Ivan except his name. The book told a complete story of a life and convinced me quite thoroughly of the man's wicked ways indeed. However, there was a certain thinness of material that could be somewhat transparent at times. The question of Why Ivan Did These Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Things is left unanswered. There is a reliance on source material which suggests certain events occurred which beggar the belief of a skeptic: A holy man threatens Ivan and suddenly thunder strikes and Ivan's horse dies. Witches predict the man's date of dying. Things like this are peppered in as if these stories were written in a prior age where artistic license mixed perversely with religious fervor to produce historically questionable but divinely wonderful accounts, and I think the authors may have been a bit too liberal in their re-telling of such tales. That being said, not being an Ivan expert in the least, I cannot say that better material existed, making this book perhaps the best there could be, despite my issues. I would read all the other comments here to get a full picture of what this book is about - they capture a lot of the thoughts I had, both good and bad.

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    IVAN....TRULY...THE TERRIBLE
  

*by J***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010*

"Ivan The Terrible" by Robert Payne and Nikita Romanoff is a superb historical biography of a 16th century madman who was, apparently a living breathing version of Sir Anthony Hopkins portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the "Silence of the Lambs."Ivan the Terrible is truly a valuable history and psychological portrayal of a man who slowly became totally insane in a harsh and murderous land and period of time that required great cleverness or, pure brute strength to survive.  He was, above all...a true survivalist.Robert Payne and Nikita Romanoff reveal the man, the country, and the treachery like no others.  The authors develop and explain in great detail, the development (and final fall) of Ivan's most feared "Oprichniki", and their diabolical atrocities over a populace who has suffered more in the annals of history than perhaps, any other nation.This is not only a magnificent history of Ivan, but of Russia itself.  From the raw frozen and muddy landscapes to the grand palaces of the Great Prince.....you will travel through 16th century Russia from the safety of your own home and yet ...continue to shudder from the cold winds, and icy stare of the red haired, Ivan Vasilievich!It makes one wonder if, Russia were cursed with two major psychological monsters, Ivan the Terrible, and Joseph Stalin or if...."one soul inhabited both bodies at different times".

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    Engaging and thorough analysis of an unsurpassed tyrant
  

*by E***I on Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2014*

In this sweeping biography, the authors present a multi-dimensional portrayal of this revered and feared Russian leader. The prose is easy to follow, although the authors do get bogged down occasionally in excessive details. Fortunately, that does not occur often. I am not a fan of excessive block quotes, but the excerpts from Ivan's letters provided an interesting window into the evolution of his madness. I would recommend the book to anyone who is interested in 16th century history. The topics include the ongoing efforts of Russia to avoid returning to a vassal state of the Tatars while arm-wrestling with Sweden, Livonia, Lithuania and Poland to gain a dependable point of access to the Baltic. For good measure, the book also provides insight into the diplomatic flirtation between Ivan and Queen Elizabeth.

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