Oprichnina - Wikipedia
WEBThe oprichnina (Russian: опри́чнина, IPA: [ɐˈprʲitɕnʲɪnə]) was a state policy implemented by Tsar Ivan the Terrible in Russia between 1565 and 1572. The policy included mass repression of the boyars (Russian aristocrats), including public executions and confiscation of their land and property.
Oprichnina | Ivan the Terrible, Tsardom of Russia | Britannica
WEBOprichnina, private court or household created by Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (1565) that administered those Russian lands (also known as oprichnina) that had been separated from the rest of Muscovy and placed under the tsar’s direct control.
'Dog-headed people': What was Ivan the Terrible's ‘oprichnina’ force
WEBAug 4, 2017 · The oprichnina, the personal force of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible, was responsible for mass executions, the persecution of the monarch's enemies, and confiscation of property:...
Ivan the Terrible - Oprichnina, Tsar, Russia | Britannica
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Ivan the Terrible - Oprichnina, Tsar, Russia: Ivan’s first executions apparently arose out of his disappointment over the course of the Livonian War and the suspected treason of several Russian boyars.
Oprichnina: The Violence of the State, Its History and Modernity
WEBThe oprichnina was a state policy implemented by Tsar Ivan the Terrible in Russia between 1565 and 1572. It was a tool of mass repression of the boyars (Russian aristocrats), including public executions and confiscation of their land and property.
The Oprichnina of Ivan the Terrible: Part 1, Creation - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 30, 2019 · Ivan IV of Russia's oprichnina is frequently portrayed as some sort of hell, a time of mass torture and death overseen by sinister black-robed monks who obeyed their insane Tsar Ivan the Terrible and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina: The Birth of Secret Police
WEBDelve into the chilling history of Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina, the world's first secret police force.
Oprichnina - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · The term oprichnina (from oprich, "separate") denoted a part of something, usually specific landholdings of a prince or a prince's widow. Ivan IV (the Terrible, or Grozny) established his Oprichnina after he unexpectedly left Moscow in December 1564.
Ivan the Terrible | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Ivan the Terrible, grand prince of Moscow (1533–84) and the first to be proclaimed tsar of Russia (from 1547). He oversaw the completion of the construction of a centrally administered Russian state, the creation of an empire that included non-Slav states, and a reign of terror against the hereditary nobility.
WEBThe oprichnina terror displayed some of the gruesome rituals of retribution found in popular uprisings of the period: this suggests that the tsar had internalized much of the imagery of popular culture; and his appro-priation of its idioms may have helped to gain popular support for his public executions.