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6 Ivan the Terrible:How He Fixed the Shape of the Tsarist State
Why is Ivan the Terrible both feared and seen as “great” by Russians? After Moscow ended Mongol rule, he built Imperial Russia’s foundations: institutionalizing autocracy, controlling nobles via the Service Nobility Decree, and subduing the Church with the Council of a Hundred Chapters. Though cruel (even killing his heir), he created a centralized state that enabled later expansion. Next: his role in Siberian conquest.
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By David ClarkWhy is Ivan the Terrible both feared and seen as “great” by Russians? After Moscow ended Mongol rule, he built Imperial Russia’s foundations: institutionalizing autocracy, controlling nobles via the Service Nobility Decree, and subduing the Church with the Council of a Hundred Chapters. Though cruel (even killing his heir), he created a centralized state that enabled later expansion. Next: his role in Siberian conquest.