1530, The Grand Prince of Moscow

On August 25, 1530 Ivan IV Vasilyevich was born,

                      [commonly known as Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Fearsome.

Many books were written about him by writers
         [I have read many, and have heard many more stories, still hear some

He was known as the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547,
      [an able diplomat, and founder of the Moscow Print Yard in 1553 or 1554.

He was popular among Russia's commoners
                                                                    [except for the people of Novgorod
as a result of the massacre he ordered,
                                                          [achievement with a negative connotation.

Ivan completely altered Russia's governmental structure,
                 [establishing the character of modern Russian political organization.

Peter the Great built on these connections in his bid
                                                           [to make Russia a major European power.

At the time of Ivan's death, there was already an empire
                   [and for the Russians his death was the death of a Siberian flower,
                                                                                     [death of a giant sunflower. 

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to be continued

* ''IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse''
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis -CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS //
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