Part one of term paper
was not always known as being terrible. When first reigning as Czar over Russia, he was a normal leader. It was after the five scars marking his journey through life that he had a mental breakdown and went out of control. Ivan was only three years old when his father, Vasili III, died in 1533. Since he was too young to reign, his mother Ele ...

Part two of term paper
... Vasili's family wished to seize the throne. After involving Russia in two wars, in both of which it failed miserably, Ivan's mother Elena was poisoned. Now Ivan was an orphan, with both parents dead when he was just eight years old. This is Scar Number One: The Death of Both of His Parents. The ruling class at this time was known as the Boyars, and these Boyars held the responsibility of "taking care" of Ivan. During his childhood, Ivan would live in constant fear of them. Ivan's first sign of ment ...