Ivan the Terrible

Connected Sites: 6

Ivan the Terrible 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. (wiki)

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Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Russia
Inscribed: 1994
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Church Built To Celebrate His Birth
Kremlin and Red Square
Kremlin and Red Square
Russia
Inscribed: 1990
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Crowned There, Commissioned St. Basil Basilica
Kazan Kremlin
Kazan Kremlin
Russia
Inscribed: 2000
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Conquered It
Novgorod
Novgorod
Russia
Inscribed: 1992
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Ravaged It In The Infamous Massacre Of Novgorod (1570)
Sviyazhsk
Sviyazhsk
Russia
Inscribed: 2017
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Sviyazhsk Was Founded By Ivan The Terrible In 1551 As The Outpost From Which To Initiate The Conquest Of The Kazan Khanate (Ab Ev)
Ferapontov Monastery
Ferapontov Monastery
Russia
Inscribed: 2000
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"The History Of Ferrapontov Monastery Was Linked With Important Events At Some Crucial Points During The Conformation Of The Centralized Russian State, Such As (...) The Reign Of The First Russian Tsar Ivan Iv (...)." (Ouv) – "Together With Kirillo-Belozersk Monastery, It Became The Favoured Place Of Worship And Of Endowment For Many Members Of The Russian Feudal Aristocracy (...) And Rulers, Like Vassili Iii And Ivan Iv." "The 16th Century Was The Period Of The Monastery's Greatest Prosperity. Princes And Tsars Came To Worship There And Ivan Iv Granted It Special Privileges And Charters." (Ab Ev)