Ce livre explore la vie et l'héritage d'Ivan IV, communément connu sous le nom d'Ivan le Terrible, l'un des tsars les plus controversés de l'histoire russe. L'auteur Kazimierz Waliszewski passe en revue les différents moments clés de la vie de ce dirigeant rusé et parfois tyrannique, analysant les facteurs qui ont conduit à la montée de son pouvoir et les raisons de son déclin. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.