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Historians generally believe that Ivan killed his son in a fit of rage, with the argument ending after the elder Ivan fatally struck his son in the head with his pointed staff. Yelena also suffered a miscarriage within hours of the incident. The event is depicted in the famous painting by Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan.
‘Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581’. Ilya Repin/Tretyakov Gallery. It’s thought Ivan the Terrible killed his son during a family row after Ivan Jr.’s pregnant wife...
May 26, 2023 · The Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (c. 1883 – 1885) is an oil on canvas created by the Russian Realist artist Ilya Yefimovich Repin. It is alternatively titled Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581. What Inspired Ilya Repin to Paint Ivan the Terrible?
Namely, Tsar Ivan the Terrible, in a quarrel, killed his own son Ivan Ivanovich. The 27-year-old was his eldest son and heir, and carried the title of Tsarevich. The confrontation between father and son went as follows: Tsar Ivan the Terrible got angry when he saw his daughter-in-law – Tsarevich’s wife Elena – wearing immodest clothing.
Oct 20, 2021 · The first tsar of Russia, Ivan IV Vasilyevich tortured his enemies, massacred his own countrymen, and even murdered his own son before his death in 1584. In addition to murdering his own son, Ivan the Terrible also led a bloody massacre against the city of Novgorod.
In 1963, Soviet experts studied the remains of Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan Ivanovich, who died in November 1581. Experts wanted to find out whether Tsarevich Ivan really died from a...
Kurbsky took charge of the Lithuanian army and, alongside forces from Poland and Sweden, handed Russia a defeat that left Ivan beside himself with fury and more convinced than ever that his country’s nobility was out to get him.
