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There are 10 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Ivan the terrible".
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- 1. War on Art
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In what is only the latest twist in an ongoing cultural debate about the role of Ivan the Terrible in Russian history, a man visiting Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery vandalized the well-known painting by Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan.
- By The Editors
- 2. Pretty (and Pierced) Pictures, a Brutal Bridge, and a New Hope for Han Solo
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In a galaxy far, far away, the Millennium Falcon circled over a vicious battle with art and a dangerous passageway. That far-off galaxy being Russia, of course.
- By Irina Bukharin
- 3. Pretty (and Pierced) Pictures, a Brutal Bridge, and a New Hope for Han Solo
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In a galaxy far, far away, the Millennium Falcon circled over a vicious battle with art and a dangerous passageway. That far-off galaxy being Russia, of course.
- By Irina Bukharin
- 4. Parties with Putin and the Ruins of Literature
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President Putin visits human rights activists and curious kids, and a famous author falls to pieces. Plus Ivan the Terrible, a terrible auction purchase, and 10 fantastic bridges.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 5. Victory Day and cheeky chess pieces
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Victory Day meant full streets but empty skies. A hollow chess piece hides more than its next move. And a day in the life of an Arctic doctor.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 6. Ivan the Terrible and Pokémon the Great
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Pokémon goes to Russia – and so do memories of fallen tsars, athletes, street cleaners, and of course, a kitty cat.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 7. Katya Everdeenova? No. YA Fiction Set in Russia? Yes.
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We're seeing a growth spurt in literature for kids and teens set in Russia. That means magic, time travel, and Stalinism all rolled up in one.
- By Alice E.M. Underwood
- 8. Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All Russias
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Tsar Ivan IV had a bit of a temper. When you look at his record of dramatic self-exile, tyrannical persecution, domestic abuse, and abrupt changes of heart, you realize that the current meaning of "Terrible" fits him quite well.
- By Eugenia Sokolskaya
- 9. Fearful Majesty
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This acclaimed biography of one of Russia’s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is also surprisingly timely, revealing how many of the issues Russia faces today have their roots in Ivan’s reign.
- 10. The Great Moscow Fire
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June 21, 1547 is remembered as the day of the Great Moscow Fire. The wooden city was devastated, and the destruction was later taken as an omen portending the horrors of Ivan IV's reign.
- By Nina Shevchuk-Murray
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