Ivan+the+Terrible

 =Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV of Russia) = ~Years Reigned:1533-1584 ~Country Ruled:Tzar of Russia ~Gained throne after death of his father Vasilii III ~Religion:Protestant ~(Negative) He deserved a reputation of a tyrant, and was cruel to all of his people. Many spread throughout Russia with terror as around 60,000 citizens were tortured to death for "plotting to side with Poland." ~Ivan was powerful, strict, and horrifyingly cruel. ~Most (im)famous for his harsh and brutal ruling, and expantion of the boundaries of the Russian Empire