Ivan The Horrible: Submissive To His Family

As a conclusion Peter the Great of Russia should receive the title of “Most Absolute Monarch” because he was wise, yet cruel. He created Russia's navy, but required an education before the men could join. He was fond of physical labor and didn't mind putting his men through it. Peter also westernized the entire country of Russia. Since beards were not a fashion in westernization, Peter made it mandatory for all of his nobleman to shave their beards off. He wanted Russia to be westernized completely. Peter was very strong and was not afraid of anyone's criticism. When his people tried to overthrow him (which was multiple times), it usually ended with mass executions. Peter had to let everyone know who was boss. He even interrogated his own son because of faulty reasoning. He also was a very strong Protestant Christian and made everyone follow him as a Christian. To get down to it, if things didn't go Peter's way, it all ended

How does a leader gain and maintain the love of his people when he is killing them in mass numbers? Joseph Stalin was successful in this by following the political tactic of using fear to gain love. A tactic that was highly valued by Nicolo Machiavelli in his work The Prince. “In Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon, the main character, and Old Bolshevik, Nikolaiz Rubashov, declares that “Number one” (Stalin) kept Machiavelli’s The Prince as his favorite night-table book” (Tisemanean). Stalin’s strategy of leadership can be closely compared to the strategies that Machiavelli describes in The Prince. A work that received much controversy over the lessons it preached to political leaders. It coined the phrase “the end justify the means” which follows as a consequence of considering vice a virtue. Stalin used many vices to gain and maintain his state till the day he died. Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn work, The First Circle, showcased how even on death’s door Stalin still used traits treasured in a Machiavellian prince. This paper will assess how Stalin follows Machiavelli’s guidelines for a prince in the areas of war, fear, crime, and in dealing with the people.

Ivan IV, also known as “Ivan the Terrible,” lived from 1530 to 1584 and was the first Tsar of Russia. He officially reigned from the age of three; however, he did not have any real power until he crowned himself “Tsar” of Russia in 1547. He went on to conquer vast amounts of neighboring territories, eventually controlling the largest empire in the world at the time. In addition to increasing the Russian Tsardom’s size, he also completely restructured the political system. He took away all power from the noble boyar elite, and became an absolute monarch. This was good because the boyars at the time had been corrupt, and more interested in their personal interests than the interests of the state (Ivan the Terrible).

during the late 1600s and early 1700s. King Louis XIV inherited the throne from his father, King Louis XIII. King Louis XIV followed some of his father’s ideas and continued his father’s reign of absolutism. Tsar Peter the Great ruled after Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible for his abuse of authority. Tsar Peter of Russia visited France during the early years of his rule, in hope of finding modernized ideas and fashions to reform his subjects with. Due to this, France’s absolute monarchy under King Louis XIV’s power became a template for Russia’s monarchy. Although both King Louis XIV of France and

An absolute monarch has total control with his/her country by his/her power on the economy. The monarchs are spoiled and selfish, they only spend money on themselves. They collected tax on their own, they put taxes on imported goods as they pleased, and they built many expensive places. “But his expenses are six millions, and this excess is covered by extraordinary taxes according to his pleasure (Document 3),” this explains that the monarchs could spend more than they received, they could raise taxes “according to his pleasure,” and they are in control of collecting, spending, and raising taxes. “The tsar, in order to reform that custom, ordered that

Plato’s account of a tyrant is close to that of the “great” Soviet Leader, Joseph Stalin. In Book IX of the Republic, Glaucon notes that under a tyrannic rule, a city or state will be tragic and depressing; additionally, it is also stated that city will always experience more freedom and content under a king. (Bloom, 257). This account is a key factor in comparing Stalin with the Republic, as Stalin’s ambitions were similar with Plato’s descriptions. Using other descriptions from Plato’s Republic, it clear that Joseph Stalin fits Plato’s account of a tyrant. The Soviet regime under Joseph Stalin suffered greatly and the tyrant rule of Stalin was oppressive, restrictive, and produced great amounts of casualties. We are comparing how Plato’s account for a tyrant is accurate of the results of Joseph Stalin; that a city will experience freedom with kingship, as well as darkness and scrutiny under a tyranny.

The first of these tsars, Ivan III, also known as “Ivan the Great”, defied Mongol control and declared the autonomy of Moscow. Ivan III was soon followed by Ivan IV, also known as “Ivan the Terrible”, who declared his power by pushing aside his advisors, crowning himself tsar and crushing boyars, who were Russian nobles. At first, Ivan’s reign was successful as he added vast new territories to the Russian empire. Later, after his wife’s death, Ivan’s power and prosperity declined because he started persecuting those whom he believed opposed him. This resulted in the execution of many nobles and their families, friends, servants and peasants, in which he replaced with a new service nobility, whose loyalty was “guaranteed by their dependent on the state for land and titles.” [1] Ivan the Terrible nor Ivan III were never absolute rulers- their ways of ruling just helped lay the foundation for Russian absolutism. After Ivan IV and his successor died, Russia entered a “Time of Troubles”, which lasted from 1598-1613, in which the peasant warrior bands known as Cossacks, rebelled against their nobles who fought back and defeated the Cossacks. Ivan’s grand-nephew, Michael Romanov, was soon elected by the Zensky Sober- a body of nobles, and placed efforts toward state-building. He was succeeded by “Peter the Great”, the Russian king that truly consolidated Russian

During these happy years of marriage Anastasia acted as quieting force in Ivan's life. It was in these years that Ivan would consolidate Russia, he ruled advisory counselor, and dispel corruption and excesses from his courtiers. It is a misconception that Ivan is known as the terrible, a glitch in translation. Ivan was known as "Grozny", the awesome, and it was in these years that he earned the title.

However, one key similarity does exist as an exception to the otherwise different style of the Ivan’s rule in Russia. The Ivan’s did claim that they were ruling as a God given right as did the rulers of western nations. Lastly Ivan IV ascends to the throne at the age of sixteen. He ordered extraordinarily heinous acts. He murdered major boyars who opposed his actions, which was a major difference from the action of Western nations, although there were political implications for their actions, it did not appear that noble individuals were murdered.

Catherine the Great ruled from 1762-1796, until she died at age 67. Catherine the Great is the best absolute monarch of Russia because she controlled nobility, monarchy, military, religion, and taxes and government spending. Catherine managed to be an efficient, energetic empress, yet also a ruthless ruler during her time as queen.

He gained the nickname “Ivan The Terrible” during his time as a czar. During childhood his family was tortured and eventually killed off while the boy watched. Eventually he became violent and cruel to animals then later in life he became violent to people. This lead to a massive massacre and eventually he became one of the most feared men alive.

As Ivan grew older, he began to under stand the benefits of being a prince Czar. Because Ivan grew up the way he did was why he became the ruler that he did. He knew from experience what would happen if he wasn't a strong ruler. As a Czar, when Ivan met someone new, he would look for the thing to fear in that person, then, he would do whatever it took to minimize whatever that something was that he was afraid of. It might require taking harsh action, but then Ivan wouldn't have to worry about that person becoming too powerful.

Absolute monarchy meant that the ultimate authority to run a state was in the hands of a king who ruled. An absolute monarch holds unrestricted political power over the country and its people. Peter the Great of Russia, the greatest and most controversial of the Russian Czars, was responsible for the country’s emergence as a great power. Peter the Great pacified nobility, created a standing army, and increased the county’s revenue. Peter the Great kept his nobles under control by giving them jobs in the military and civil offices. The Russian army was then both enlarged and professionalized by Peter the Great. Peter the great also increased the country’s revenue by increasing taxes and by promoting trade. Many of his reform’s help him centralize more political power. Centralization becomes important to an absolute monarch and Peter the Great knew just how to do it.

Radulovich was reinstated and the air force announced that his family did not pose a security threat. At the end of the episode, Murrow provided lasting closing remarks:

The One and Only Ivan is about how a gorilla named Ivan was put into a mall with a bunch of other animals for people to look at. While he was at the mall he made an elephant friend whose name was Stella. Stella was pregnant and hurt at the same time. So whenever she gave birth, she ended up dying a few days later. The baby elephant's name was Ruby. So after Stella died Ivan and Ruby wanted to get out. But there was only one person to understand them. Her name was Julia. One day Julia finally figured out what Ivan was saying and put up a sign on the highway telling them to let them free from the mall. The sign ended up making a big impact on everyone which helped Ivan and Ruby get out of the mall.