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Terrible Ivan
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Ivan the Terrible of Russia was so pleased with the newly built church of St. Basil in Moscow that in 1555 he blinded the two architects, Postnik and Barma, so that they would never be able to outdo this masterpiece.
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Back
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Book:
Horrible but True
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Section:
History
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Chapter:
History's Tyrants
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