Ivan+the+Terrible



Ivan the terrible was the grandson of Ivan the great. At first Ivan the terrible was a great general that won battles for Russia and he was given the name Ivan the terrible but this was not meant in a bad way. Later Ivan killed many people had a secret plice force and created a reign of terror on the Russian people. Ivan was also known for building the great St. Basil's Cathedral. Unfortunatley for the architect Ivan didn't want him to build anything else for someone else, so he burned the architect's eyes out, giving him another reason to call him Ivan the Terrible.

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Info provided by World Cultures A Global Mosaic pg 714 715