A biography of Russia's first tsar Ivan the Terrible that describes his life, cruelty, andvictims.

World of Tsar Ivan IV -- Wicked web -- Introduction -- Childhood of terror: Orphaned -- Puppet prince -- Terrible teenager -- Years of success: First Tsar -- Fire for reform -- Fresh start -- Conquering Kazan -- Feverish -- Sorrow strikes -- Ivan IV in pictures: Terror unleashed: Mistrust and murder -- Pretend abdication -- Land apart -- Savior of Pskov -- End of the oprichnina -- Decline and fall: Disaster strikes -- Death in the family -- Final prayers -- Wicked? -- Timeline of terror -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Author's note and bibliography.