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Considering the fact that he loosed the Oprichniki on the populace regardless of status, which resulted in extortion,mass murder and confiscation of land. On top of that he favored foreigners to the point they got free land for a time and couldn't be taken to court accept for one religious day. With all of this and the subsequent sack of Moscow, why wasn't there a major attempt to overthrow Ivan, unless people were terrified to what might happen from the Oprichniki or Crimean Tartars to do something?
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