Medievalists.net » Oprichniki http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Ivan the Terrible: Centralization in Sixteenth Century Muscovy http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/ivan-the-terrible-centralization-in-sixteenth-century-muscovy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/ivan-the-terrible-centralization-in-sixteenth-century-muscovy/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:53:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46131 From 1565-1572, the Oprichnina was a land within Muscovy of Ivanís choosing where he alone held sole power. The Zemschina was the remaining portion of Muscovy that was governed by the state administration.

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