That mysterious man was convinced that a romantic relationship must inevitably be sanctified by marriage… Eight times did Ivan the Terrible, the ruler of all Rus, raise beautiful wives to the bridal bed… “I ruined a thousand girls!” he allegedly boasted to one of the foreign ambassadors. In truth, all his life he searched for the one—so that she would catch at his heart, soften his soul, satisfy his insatiable passion, and help him carry the burden of power. He searched… Did he find her?…