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Reign of terror : Ivan IV /

"Ruslan Grigor'evitch Skrynnikov unfolds the drama of terror under Ivan the Terrible and his oprichnina. He uses new kinds of evidence paying close attention to primary sources. The conflicts between Ivan and the gentry, the crushing of Novgorod autonomy, the ways in which Ivan interpreted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skrynnikov, R. G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2015.
Colección:Eurasian studies library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Glossary
  • Introduction: Ruslan Skrynnikov's kingdom of terror : a bibliographic note / Charles J. Halperin
  • Original preface / Ruslan G. Skrynnikov
  • The aristocracy and the Boyars
  • Boyar rule
  • The Moscow tsardom
  • The Chosen Council
  • The fall of Adashev
  • The trial of the Staritskiis
  • Boyar sedition
  • The dispute with Kurbskii
  • The establishment of the Oprichnina
  • Banishment to Kazan
  • The search for a compromise
  • The "Boyar conspiracy"
  • The rape of Novgorod
  • The executions in Moscow
  • The Oprichnina "paradise"
  • The end of the Oprichnina
  • The "court" and its demise
  • Simeon Bekbulatovich
  • The last crisis
  • Russian culture in the sixteenth century
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Sources.