The first Russian Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible is known not only as a tough statesman and conqueror of the kingdoms of Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberia, but also as an outstanding writer of his time, who became the founder of the genre of journalism in Russian literature. He also owns the authorship of some religious texts. This book contains almost all the currently known texts of the works of the Terrible Tsar. CONTENTS: Ivan the Terrible - a hero of our time (5). Part I. Messages (13). Part II. Prayer Books (189).Part III. Chronicles (223). The main events of the reign of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (310).