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245 10 a| Ivan the Terrible :b| free to reward & free to punish /c| Charles J. Halperin.;

246 3 a| Free to reward and free to punish;

264 1 a| Pittsburgh, Pa. :b| University of Pittsburgh Press,c| [2019];

300 a| xii, 365 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Russian and East European Studies;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly during the years of the oprichnina, his state-within-a-state. Ivan was the first ruler in Russian history to use mass terror as a political instrument. However, Ivan's actions cannot be dismissed by attributing the behavior to insanity. Ivan interacted with Muscovite society as both he and Muscovy changed. This interaction needs to be understood in order properly to analyze his motives, achievements, and failures.Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish provides an up-to-date comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Ivan's reign. It presents a new interpretation not only of Ivan's behavior and ideology, but also of Muscovite social and economic history. Charles Halperin shatters the myths surrounding Ivan and reveals a complex ruler who had much in common with his European contemporaries, including Henry the Eighth.;

505 0 a| Muscovy in 1533 -- Young Ivan's world -- Ivan's minority -- Ivan's coronation and first marriage -- Life at Ivan's court -- The dynastic crisis of 1553 -- The prehistory of the Oprichnina -- Domestic political reform -- Church reform and heresy -- Intellectual and cultural history -- The economy and economic management -- Early foreign policy -- The Oprichnina and its aftermath, 1564-1584 -- The problem of the Oprichnina -- The Oprichnina in action -- Ivan's ideology, the Oprichnina, and Muscovite society -- Muscovy, 1572-1584 -- Ivan, 1572-1584.;

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Ivan the Terrible : free to reward & free to punish / Charles J. Halperin.

Author/creator	Halperin, Charles J. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
Description	xii, 365 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Ivan IV, Czar of Russia, 1530-1584. Russia. Oprichnina. Russia--History. --16th century.

Variant title	Free to reward and free to punish
Series	Russian and East European Studies Russian and East European studies. ^A41361
Contents	Muscovy in 1533 -- Young Ivan's world -- Ivan's minority -- Ivan's coronation and first marriage -- Life at Ivan's court -- The dynastic crisis of 1553 -- The prehistory of the Oprichnina -- Domestic political reform -- Church reform and heresy -- Intellectual and cultural history -- The economy and economic management -- Early foreign policy -- The Oprichnina and its aftermath, 1564-1584 -- The problem of the Oprichnina -- The Oprichnina in action -- Ivan's ideology, the Oprichnina, and Muscovite society -- Muscovy, 1572-1584 -- Ivan, 1572-1584.
Abstract	Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly during the years of the oprichnina, his state-within-a-state. Ivan was the first ruler in Russian history to use mass terror as a political instrument. However, Ivan's actions cannot be dismissed by attributing the behavior to insanity. Ivan interacted with Muscovite society as both he and Muscovy changed. This interaction needs to be understood in order properly to analyze his motives, achievements, and failures.Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish provides an up-to-date comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Ivan's reign. It presents a new interpretation not only of Ivan's behavior and ideology, but also of Muscovite social and economic history. Charles Halperin shatters the myths surrounding Ivan and reveals a complex ruler who had much in common with his European contemporaries, including Henry the Eighth.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780822945918 (hbk.)
ISBN	0822945916 (hbk.)

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