The passions for John IV the Terrible have not yet completely ceased to sound, not all has been said, not all the confusion is shaken up, there will be more. I do not remember what was the reason for the noisy indictment of his campaign - it seems that in some town decided to perpetuate the memory of the great Tsar for the first time.
Well, there's a scumbag on the stupas! I don’t know if they’re eating kids for breakfast! And the people put in the cheese the land almost half the kingdom. Of course, they did not fail to quote the father of Russian historical science, and at the same time, Freemason Karamzin - de, as he was green in anger, came to Novgorod, and let 15 thousand people down under the ice! That's with a population of 5,000 at the time. In short, John is not just the Terrible, but a great terrible.
Yes, this "glory" is on his heels - even under him, the papal legate Possevino was offended by something and, having gone home to "enlightened" Europe, he covered a huge pile of dung nonsense, which was believed there and here. And why would it be on the monument of the Millennium of Russia many honored people are depicted, and John IV the Terrible is not there!
And the evidence leads - Lungin's film "The King". . .
But here comes the King's Deed. The authors did not engage in refutations and disputes, but simply voiced the surviving letters - and ordinary people to the tsar, and Europeans and correspondence with the traitor Kurbsky, etc. And the image of the King becomes clear, as layer by layer is removed on the icon darkened from time to time. It is a very different image, unusual.
Yes, John was formidable! Maybe not in moderation, but it's not for me to judge. But remember how many of his wives were poisoned. And Tsarevich Ivan was not killed by his own father, as the brilliant Repin wrote, and was also poisoned.
And don't forget:
As a result of the reign of John the Terrible, Russia became a world superpower – the Orthodox Empire. During his reign, its territory doubled, the population grew by 50%, 155 new cities and fortresses were built. The kingdoms of Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberian, Nagai horde, part of the territory of the North Caucasus were annexed. ..
Thank you very much to the authors of this film!