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  2. Mark Antokolsky - Wikipedia

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    His statue of Ivan the Terrible (1870) was purchased for the Hermitage by Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The latter approved his work and awarded the sculptor the title of Academic. Antokolsky believed that sculpture was a social and humane ideal.

  3. Ivan the Terrible - Wikipedia

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    The first statue of Ivan the Terrible was officially open in Oryol, Russia, in 2016. Formally, the statue was unveiled in honor of the 450th anniversary of the founding of Oryol, a Russian city of about 310,000 that was established as a fortress to defend Moscow's southern borders.

  4. List of equestrian statues in Russia - Wikipedia

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    Equestrian statue of Ivan the Terrible at the embankment of the Oka River by Oleg Molchanov, erected on 1 October 2016. The inauguration ceremony was held on October 14, 2016. The inauguration ceremony was held on October 14, 2016.

  5. Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan - Wikipedia

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    Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 [a] is a painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin made between 1883 and 1885. It depicts the grief-stricken Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich , shortly after Ivan the Terrible had dealt a fatal blow to his son's head in a fit of anger.

  6. Kazan Kremlin - Wikipedia

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    The cathedral bell tower was erected in five tiers at the urging of Ivan the Terrible and was scored to resemble the Ivan the Great Belltower in Moscow, but was pulled down by the Soviets in 1930. The most conspicuous landmark of the Kazan Kremlin is the leaning Söyembikä Tower , which probably goes back to the reign of Peter the Great .

  7. Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible - Wikipedia

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    The Lost Library of the Moscow Tsars, also known as the "Golden Library", is a library speculated to have been assembled by Grand Duke Ivan III (the Great) of Russia (r. 1460–1505) in the 16th century. It is also known as the Library of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), who is

  8. Millennium of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Ivan the Great in a dress of Byzantine emperors with Monomach's Cap. In his hands he holds a scepter and a globus cruciger . In front of him, a Tatar is kneeling, beside him, a Lithuanian is lying, representing Grand Duchy of Lithuania , as well as a Teutonic knight with a broken sword, representing the Order of Teutonic Knights .

  9. Battle of Molodi - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Molodi (Russian: Би́тва при Мóлодях) was one of the key battles of Ivan the Terrible's reign. It was fought near the village of Molodi, 40 miles (64 km) south of Moscow, in July–August 1572 between the 120,000 horde of Devlet I Giray of Crimea and about 60,000–70,000 Russians led by Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky. [5]