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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797620403321

Autore

Skrynnikov R. G.

Titolo

Reign of terror : Ivan IV / / by Ruslan G. Skrynnikov ; translated by Paul Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-30401-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (630 p.)

Collana

Eurasian Studies Library : History, Societies & Cultures in Eurasia, , 1877-9484 ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

947.043

Soggetti

State-sponsored terrorism - Russia - History - 16th century

Russia Kings and rulers Biography

Russia History Ivan IV, 1533-1584

Russia Politics and government 1533-1613

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- 1 The Aristocracy and the Boyars -- 2 Boyar Rule -- 3 The Moscow Tsardom -- 4 The Chosen Council -- 5 The Fall of Adashev -- 6 The Trial of the Staritskiis -- 7 Boyar Sedition -- 8 The Dispute with Kurbskii -- 9 The Establishment of the Oprichnina -- 10 Banishment to Kazan -- 11 The Search for a Compromise -- 12 The ‘Boyar Conspiracy’ -- 13 The Ravaging of Novgorod -- 14 The Executions in Moscow -- 15 The Oprichnina ‘Paradise’ -- 16 The End of the Oprichnina -- 17 The ‘Court’ and Its Demise -- 18 Simeon Bekbulatovich -- 19 The Last Crisis -- 20 Russian Culture in the Sixteenth Century -- 21 Conclusion -- Appendix: Sources -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Ruslan Grigor'evitch Skrynnikov unfolds the drama of terror under Ivan the Terrible and his oprichnina. He uses new kinds of evidence paying close attention to primary sources. The conflicts between Ivan and the gentry, the crushing of Novgorod autonomy, the ways in which Ivan interpreted his authority and sought to create an alternative base of power in a loyal body of henchmen-followers known as the oprichnina, the alienation of different groups in society from the government, the impoverishment and weakening of whole regions leading to the Time of



Troubles are among the themes that Skrynnikov develops. The details of Ivan’s confrontations with those he perceived as opponents, the forms of execution he inflicted on his enemies, the atmosphere of peril and suspicion that he created justify the description of his reign as one of terror, relevant of course to later periods of history with obvious echoes of the Stalinist period.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141452903321

Autore

Hoover Elizabeth

Titolo

Wyclef Jean / / by Elizabeth Hoover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2013

ISBN

1-4205-0763-X

1-4205-1039-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

People in the News

Disciplina

782.421649092

Soggetti

Rap musicians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch 1. A city of diamonds, a city of beats -- ch 2. Straight from the Booga Basement -- ch 3. Flying solo -- ch 4. Clef, the songwriter -- ch 5. Screaming for Haiti -- ch 6. Clef for president.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of the life of hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean.