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  1. A better reign for Ivan the Terrible?

    The last Grand Prince of Moscow and first Tsar of Russia, Ivan IV's reign started on a promising note, with the conquest of the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, before taking a turn for the worst with the outbreak of the Livonian War and ending with self-harming actions like the Massacre of...
  2. No Livonian War?

    The Livonian War was a 25 year long conflict caused by tsar Ivan IV's ambition to expand Russia's territories in the Baltic Sea, which pit it against Sweden, Denmark and Poland, and eventually ended with a Russian defeat. What if war never broke out? According to wikipedia, one of the events...
  3. Ivan IV becomes king of Poland in 1572?

    Could Ivan IV, tsar of Russia, somehow be elected king of Poland and grand Duke of Lithuania after Sigismund II's death in 1572? Assuming the answer is yes, could such an union spark a war in Eastern Europe? I doubt states like Sweden, the Habsburg dominions and the Ottoman Empire would like...
  4. WI: Son of Ivan IV (The Terrible) Lives, What Happens to Russia?

    So let's say that Ivan IV either decided not to try to kill his son or his son missed the killing blow. Now that a reliable heir is in line for the throne, how does Ivan Ivanovich (now Ivan V) rule the country? Does he have the potential to be a competent ruler? And with the Time of Troubles...
  5. Etruscan-enthusiast35

    What if Ivan the terrible didn't come back.

    Good day fellow alternate history debaters, I have a simple question, what if, after his first attempted abdication, Ivan the terrible didn't retake the thrown?
  6. Ed of the Pueblos Libres

    ¿What would have happened if the Russian Tsardom won the Livonian War?

    (Sorry but the english is not my mother lenguage) *Parts of the Pod (like rules or something, or possibilities for the PoD what I propose) -Russia wins over Sweden and Poland-Lithuania, and maintaining its conquest (at least a few years) - Talk about the effects in Russia (in short, medium and...
  7. Eric XIV sends Catherine Jagiellon to Moscow

    Marriage of John Vasa with sister of Polish King enraged Eric. John was accused of treason, sentenced to death by riksdag on 7 June 1563 and imprisoned in Gripsholm castle with his Jagiellon wife. Ivan IV, who asked for Catherine's hand previously, started talks with Eric. He was obsessed about...
  8. The Pivot of History: A Tsar Simeon Bekbulatovich Thread

    A side discusion from this thread really merits a thread of its own. During the reign of Ivan IV of Russia, frequently known as Ivan the Terrible, there was Turco-Mongol Chingisid prince who was a general in the Tsars army and had converted to Orthodoxy. Simeon Bekbulatovich so impressed Ivan...
  9. Late 16th/Early 17th Century TL

    Hello fellow AH.com readers and contributors, It has been over a year since I first joined the site and a bit longer since first lurking about the forums. Since joining, I have hinted towards creating a timeline of sorts on several occasions. Due to various reasons, I have not posted one as of...
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