Ivan III of Russia

The entire city of Zarakiol the capital city of Vasantria stood silent while the battle between Orbus and the rebellion raged on. They all emerge from their homes as the daylight shines upon a new future waiting to be created. 2 days after the battle ended, the people who supported Orbus in his regime surrendered peacefully. His advisors revealed the truth about Orbus's deceit and lies. The people took this badly as they all assumed and believed that the previous royal family died because of their unanimous decision. They seeped when they knew this as the Du Leroux royal family gave them so much as brothers and sister of Vasantria. They hailed Nerian and pleaded for his forgiveness. Every single citizen of Zarakiol who condemned the royal family also loved them in return. They felt betrayed when the lies started to spread thus their feelings were changed. They loved the Royal family as their own friends and sometime family, but it was already too late to realize that lies were the root of the problem. Nerian accepted their forgiveness with open arms, saying. 'Come. Let us rebuild a new future one where everyone will live happily.' The rebels and the soldiers that spectate do the battle between Orbus and Fafnir also become a widespread topic. Nearly everyone was talking about him, from the time they were about to be executed and until the time where he defeated Orbus. Rumors never stopped developing about how he was a champions net by the gods to punish them for their…

Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible was born in 1530 in Moscow Russia. Ivan was the first to have Czar as his official title as well as the Grand Duke of Moscow. Not much is known of Ivan’s early years except that his father, Vasily III, died when Ivan was three and his mother, Jelena Glinsky, died when he was Eight. After his parents died the members of the nobility treated Ivan very poorly with lack of nourishment and with lack of love. Ivan’s terribleness is sought to have came from his childhood.…

Machiavellian Ruler, Ivan the Terrible Ivan Vasilyevich, Ivan IV, was a Machiavellian ruler called to the throne at the age of three after his father’s death; however, his mother, Yelena Glinskaya, ruled as a surrogate until her death in 1538. Later on, Ivan IV was crowned as Russia’s ruler on January 16, 1547 (Andryev). Later, during the constructive period of Ivan’s reign, he issued many reforms involving self-government, taxes, and religion (“Ivan the Terrible”). After this seemingly calm…

Ivan IV Vasilyevich, a ruler over Russia during the 1500s, has much controversy surrounding him. Many historians debate whether Ivan's name was really meant to mean cruel and sinister or awesome and threatening. The nickname of "Ivan the Terrible" is a translation from the Russian language. The original word used for terrible was "grozny", which is believed by some to have meant "fearsome" or "formidable", rather than horrific and monstrous ("Prominent Russians"). Ivan was truly terrible because…

Ivan the Terrible Leader Although Ivan IV tried to expand Russia in all of its glory, he led Russia into a weakened state regarding its economy, military, and a general political disruption. Throughout Ivan’s tsarship the economy of Russia began to weaken almost to the point of collapse. Ivan IV never trusted boyars, which are the Russian people of wealth and power, for almost his entire life. Becoming tsar at the age of three meant he was too young to lead and needed people to rule for him at…

The Life and Times of Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born on September 14th, 1849 in Ryazan Russia to Petr Pavlov, a priest, and Varvara Pavlov, a priest’s daughter (Windholz, 1997). Ivan was the eldest son of Petr and Varvara’s eleven children, which instilled a strong sense of responsibility and drive in Ivan very early on guiding him for the rest of his life (Schultz & Schultz, 2012). Even with his strong work ethic and drive, Ivan was unable to attend formal schooling until he was…

The shared characteristic of strength led to a bit of struggle during the battles in Ivan IV Vasilyevich and Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin’s lives. Ivan’s strength was gradually built and also was natural because of his rough childhood, “He survived growing up in an environment of brutality.. both parents of his died when he was young. His father, Basil III died when Ivan was just 3. His uncle Yuri challenged Ivan’s rights to the throne which got him arrested and starved in the dungeon. His…

was able to accomplish several amazing things as well as conquering many failures, making both into benefits for Russia. Catherine the Great was a German princess turned Russian Empress. She gained her throne through a coup d’état with her husband Peter III, ruling for 34 years until her death. Many believe Catherine the Great was a power hungry dictator, but Catherine ruled as an enlightened despot, this is shown with all the accomplishments she made to help Russia and not herself. Born on May…

The Assassination of the Duchess Anastasia What does it take to bring down the Tsar of Russia? Maybe killing him, or even his family. No matter how innocent his family is they have to die. Does that sound right? Is it right? Well it isn't! Yet it still happened. Specifically, his daughter, the Duchess Anastasia who was on 17 when she died. And the way she was killed was so horrible and unbelievable it gets you thinking, was she in any way guilty. The assassination of Anastasia was unjust…

search for love in her later life (Massie, 6). Catherine the Great rose to power and became the ruler of Russia in 1762. Catherine’s rise to power began…