Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish Halperin Charles J.
Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish Halperin Charles J. Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly…
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Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish Halperin Charles J.
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. However, Ivan's actions cannot be dismissed by attributing the behavior to insanity. Ivan was the first ruler in Russian history to use mass terror as a political instrument.
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. Ivan interacted with Muscovite society as both he and Muscovy changed. 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