

Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for centuries. He liberates Russia from foreign oppressors, demands absolute obedience and loyalty in order to radically modernise Russia? Ivan IV, Grand Duke of Moscow, first Tsar of Russia by the grace of God. A madman? A sadist?

Anton Uspensky
Tsar Ivan IV
LeadErik Schäffler
Self - Narrator
Axel Petermann
Self - Criminologist
Heidi Kastner
Self - Criminal Psychiatrist
Andreas Kappeler
Self - Historian
Maureen Perrie
Self - Historian
Vladimir Jarish
Self - Birch Bark Craftsman
Sergey Troyanov
Self - Archaeologist
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