Nov 10, 2020
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a long time ago luce fjreproof tagged me in the six selfies post. so here i am (i know most of them are not even technically selfies but please don’t judge me)
IVAN V and IVAN IV of Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Четвёртый, Васи́льевич, Ivan Chetvyorty, Vasilyevich; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S.18 March] 1584), known in English as Ivan the Terrible (Russian: Ива́н Гро́зный, Ivan Grozny; lit. Fearsome), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state spanning almost one billion acres, approximately 4,046,856 km2 (1,562,500 sq mi). Ivan managed countless changes in the progression from a medieval state to an empire and emerging regional power, and became the first ruler to be crowned as Tsar of All Russia.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness. One notable outburst resulted in the death of his groomed and chosen heir Ivan Ivanovich, which led to the passing of the Tsardom to the younger son: the weak and intellectually disabled[3] Feodor I of Russia.