This mysterious man had the conviction that a love affair must certainly be sanctified by marriage... The sovereign of all Rus', Ivan the Terrible, raised beautiful wives to the marriage bed eight times... “I corrupted a thousand virgins!” - he allegedly boasted to one of the foreign ambassadors. In fact, all his life he was looking for the one who would touch his heart, soften his soul, satisfy his insatiable passion and help him bear the burden of power. I was looking... Did you find it?