Ivan the Terrible |
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| Author:
| Troyat, Henri |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84212-419-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Phoenix |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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The author of the best-selling Tolstoy, winner of France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt, member of the Académie Française, and renowned expert on Russia paints yet another indelible portrait of one of Russia’s imposing historical figures. One of the most violent, demented rulers ever,
Czar Ivan IV inflicted torture on friends and enemies alike, destroyed villages and even killed his own son. But he also forged what became 20th-century Russia.
The author of the best-selling Tolstoy, winner of France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt, member of the Académie Française, and renowned expert on Russia paints yet another indelible portrait of one of Russia’s imposing historical figures. One of the most violent, demented rulers ever,
Czar Ivan IV inflicted torture on friends and enemies alike, destroyed villages and even killed his own son. But he also forged what became 20th-century Russia.