ivantheterrible

Ivan the Terrible was Ivan the Great's grandson. He organized the secret police, which terrified the people from speaking against the government. Ivan also started the feudal system, and that created a large population of poor serfs. Although he expanded the borders, as any Russian leader would, he sent many people to labor camps in Siberia to be worked to death. Ivan is know for the St. Basil's Cathedral. Ivan actually burned out the eyes of the architect alive, so he'll never make another as beautiful as the St.Basil.

Info by: chap. 32 power point, slide 10

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