The Cult of Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333656846)

Ivan IV, the sixteenth-century Russian tsar notorious for his reign of terror, became an unlikely national hero in the Soviet Union during the 1940s. This book traces the development of Ivan's positive image, placing it in the context of Stalin's campaign for patriotism. In addition to historians' images of Ivan, the author examines literary and artistic representations, including Sergei Eisenstein's famous film, banned for its depiction of the tsar which was interpreted as an allegorical criticism of Stalin.

Author: M. Perrie
ISBN-10: 0333656849
ISBN-13: 9780333656846
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2001
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.68w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2002 pg. 2020