The Image of Ivan the Terrible in Russian Folklore

by Maureen Perrie

Ivan the Terrible has long been a controversial figure. Some historians regard him as a crazed and evil tyrant; while others (especially Soviet scholars of the Stalin period) have viewed him as a progressive and far-sighted statesman. The folklore about Ivan has played an important part in these debates. Was Ivan's depiction in folklore favourable or hostile? And how far can it be regarded as evidence of contemporary popular attitudes towards the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521891000
• ISBN13: 9780521891004
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"