Quote Originally Posted by Axer NZ View Post
Eh, Ivan really gets a bad rap. He was the one that started turning Russia into the (land-wise) monstrosity it is today. A better Eastern European example would be Vlad the Impaler, who liked to impale people on stakes for fun (hence the name).


But if I recall correctly from the documentary I watched in school last year, didnt Ivan impale a bunch of nobles on stakes in a certain way so they suffered for a long time?