Events
The oprichnina
Repression and divided administration
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- 1565–1572
Ivan IV set apart a special sovereign's domain and administration, distinct from the zemshchina. Confiscations, resettlements and mass violence affected nobles, servicemen and urban populations. The formal abandonment of the name in 1572 did not mean that all its practices disappeared immediately.
- Ruler
- Ivan IV
- Consequences
- Repression, devastation and redistribution of landed property