The Death of Ivan the Terrible
2 hrs. 2 min.
Narrators
Mikhail Khrabrov, Tatyana Samarina, Vladimir Osobik, Tamara Abrosimova, Iosif Konopatsky, Ivan Krasko
Narrator
Mikhail Khrabrov
Narrator
Tatyana Samarina
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Vladimir Osobik
Narrator
Tamara Abrosimova
Narrator
Iosif Konopatsky
Narrator
Ivan Krasko
Description
The tragic guilt of Ivan the Terrible in “Overriding All Human Rights in Favor of State Power.” The tsar’s main passion is power itself—so grand and all-consuming that it becomes the very idea of his life. The author himself emphasized this trait. As Tolstoy put it, the tsar is “convinced that Russia is the body and he is the soul of that body.” Without a doubt, condemning the bloody despotism, Tolstoy creates the image of a strong, intelligent, yet terrifying ruler in the cruelty of his nature.
A performance by the V. F. Komissarzhevskaya Theatre.
A performance by the V. F. Komissarzhevskaya Theatre.
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10:47
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09:15
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08:55
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10:01
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10:32
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09:45
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08:39
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