Translating Great Russian Literature: The Penguin Russian Classics (basees Routledge Series on Russian And East European Studies)

Ivan the Terrible is infamous as a sadistic despot responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people, particularly during the years of the oprichnina, his state-within-a-state. Ivan was the first ruler in Russian history to use mass terror as a political instrument. However, Ivan's actions cannot be dismissed by attributing the behavior to insanity. Ivan interacted with Muscovite society as both he and Muscovy changed. This interaction needs to be understood in order properly to analyze his motives, achievements, and failures.

The Definitive Biography of the Leader of the Velvet Revolution who Overthrew Communism, and Created a Democratic Czechoslovakia​