Seeing the Future in Muscovy in 1584

Authors

  • Dr. Charles J. Halperin Indiana University

Keywords:

Muscovy, Fedor Ivanovich, Politics

Abstract

On March 28, 1584, following the death of Ivan the Terrible, what would a hypothetical well-informed member of the Muscovite elite have expected to happen in Muscovy from 1584 to 1689? Which developments would have surprised our Observer, as I shall call him, and which would he have fully expected?

Author Biography

Dr. Charles J. Halperin, Indiana University

Independent Scholar 

 

Photograph of the Harper Library

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Published

2021-06-03

Issue

In Honor of Sandra Levy

Section

Scholarly Expression