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=Ivan The Terrible - "Tsar of All Russia" (1533-1584)=

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Here is a painting of Ivan the Terrible

About Ivan The Terrible
He was born on the 25h of August in 1530 and came into power when he was just 3 years old. His father died from a boil and inflammation which later became blood poisoning. He transformed a few medieval states into a small empire and became the first person to use the title "Tsar of all russia." He was very smart, impulsive and religious (Russian Orthodox). Ivan was a very cruel leader however, he killed any traitors ahd made a very violent police force type thing. Including his eldest son, many people were killed.

Accomplishments and their effect on Russia
He did many things with Russia, including expanding it, making an empire, and gaining many victories. His "police force" caused many deaths and Ivan was regarded as a very cruel person. His reign was positive for the country, but negative for the people because the country had many improvements, but many people died and hated Ivan. He was most famous for all of his killings.