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BrainStuff · Wednesday · 9 min

What Was Terrible About Ivan the Terrible?

Ivan IV Vasilyevich wasn't called 'the Terrible' during his lifetime, but he lived up to the name. Learn how he became Russia's first tsar, expanded his power, and terrorized his political enemies -- real and imagined -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ivan-terrible.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ivan IV Vasilyevich wasn't called 'the Terrible' during his lifetime, but he lived up to the name. Learn how he became Russia's first tsar, expanded his power, and terrorized his political enemies -- real and imagined -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ivan-terrible.htm

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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