Ivan the Terrible and Philip the Prudent
S Bogatyrev
This paper discusses the comparative aspect of Charles Halperin’s biography Ivan Terrible. In his book, Halperin reassesses Michael Cherniavsky’s view Terrible as a Renaissance prince by noting that Cherniavsky overestimated importance Moscow-the Third Rome theory and used unreliable later sources. Russian scholarship, according to Halperin, works on iv have been marred with nationalism. One should also add here negative impact vulgar Marxism Soviet studies . Nevertheless, approach is still viable because, astutely notes, first tsar “resembled contemporaries among foreign rulers more than he did Muscovite predecessors or successors.” this article I apply methodology Philip ii Prudent Spain. What had in common was not ideas but intensive religious beliefs. The examines domestic policies both monarchs, well their contemporary visual representations from perspectives views. Ivan’s Philip’s preoccupation countryside residences, Aleksandrovskaia Sloboda Escorial respectively, discussed context rulers’ religiosity. Despite different confessions, were driven aspirations for what they saw original, simple, correct Christianity.
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