Ivan The Terrible - Was He Really Terrible?

An excerpt from The Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (Part One)

Professor James O'Flannery shares the story of Ivan The Terrible, how he commissioned Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, formed the Oprichnina, formed Russia's first standing army and started the tradition of exiling enemies to Siberia.

Finally, Professor Jimbo asks and answers the question "Was Ivan The Terrible really all that terrible?"

Watch the whole series:

Watch Part One: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg.

Watch Part Two: https://youtu.be/fsq0MY3toCI

Watch Part Three: https://youtu.be/LK_cFgkvRYQ

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