In order to not mislead the reader, it may be well to call attention to what was stated in the previous chapter upon one point. That is that "Ivan the Terrible," who came to the throne in 1533, was not the first Muscovite prince who called himself Czar, but that simply to give him the conspicuous place which he deserves in the history of the sixteenth century, we have placed him in a chapter thus headed.
The First Czar
Youthful Days of Ivan
Surrounded by Evil Influences
Ivan's Character Undergoes a Change
The Czar Justifies His Atrocious Acts
The Nation in a Turmoil
The Destruction of Novgorod
Philip Prior the Martyr
A Czar of Many Wives
Latter Years of Ivan's Reign
A Weak Prince
Boris Succeeds to the Throne
A Period of National Depression
A Curious Episode
"I Mean to Become Czar of Russia"
Many Espouse the Cause of Dimitri
The Death of Boris
A Humane Ruler
The Czarina Acknowledges Dimitri
A Race War
Death of Dimitri
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From General Nelson A. Miles
Thrilling Stories of The Russian-Japanese War, 1904
