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- catalog abstract "Ivan IV, 'the Terrible' (1533-1584) is one of the key figures in Russian history, yet he has remained among the most neglected. Notorious for pioneering a policy of unrestrained terror - and for killing his own son - he has been credited with establishing autocracy in Russia. This is the first attempt to write a biography of Ivan from birth to death, to study his policies, his marriages, his atrocities, his disordered personality, and to link them as a coherent whole. Isabel de Madariaga situates Ivan within the background of Russian political developments in the sixteenth century. And, with revealing comparisons with English, Spanish and other European courts, she sets him within the international context of his time. The biography includes a new account of the role of astrology and magic at Ivan's court, and provides fresh insights into his foreign policy. Facing up to problems of authenticity (much of Ivan's archive was destroyed by fire in 1626) and controversies which have paralysed western scholarship, de Madariaga seeks to present Russia as viewed from the Kremlin rather than from abroad and comprehend the full tragedy of Ivan's reign.".
- catalog contributor b12914268.
- catalog coverage "Russia History Catherine II, 1762-1796.".
- catalog coverage "Russia Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Ivan IV, 'the Terrible' (1533-1584) is one of the key figures in Russian history, yet he has remained among the most neglected. Notorious for pioneering a policy of unrestrained terror - and for killing his own son - he has been credited with establishing autocracy in Russia. This is the first attempt to write a biography of Ivan from birth to death, to study his policies, his marriages, his atrocities, his disordered personality, and to link them as a coherent whole. Isabel de Madariaga situates Ivan within the background of Russian political developments in the sixteenth century. And, with revealing comparisons with English, Spanish and other European courts, she sets him within the international context of his time. The biography includes a new account of the role of astrology and magic at Ivan's court, and provides fresh insights into his foreign policy. Facing up to problems of authenticity (much of Ivan's archive was destroyed by fire in 1626) and controversies which have paralysed western scholarship, de Madariaga seeks to present Russia as viewed from the Kremlin rather than from abroad and comprehend the full tragedy of Ivan's reign.".
- catalog extent "x, 240 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300097220".
- catalog isPartOf "Yale Nota bene".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Russia History Catherine II, 1762-1796.".
- catalog spatial "Russia Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Russia".
- catalog subject "947.063092 21".
- catalog subject "Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.".
- catalog subject "DK171 .D44 2002".
- catalog subject "Empresses Russia Biography.".
- catalog title "Catherine the Great : a short history / Isabel De Madariaga.".
- catalog type "text".