Ivan the Terrible

Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584

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2025
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
Used as the album cover for the music album SADDEST TRUTH by sign crushes motorist & KayCyy, demonstrating the painting's ongoing artistic and emotional impact.
December 16 2024
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
After extensive restoration following the 2018 vandalism, the painting was returned to display at the Tretyakov Gallery.
May 2021
Russka
Hardback edition of 'Russka' published in the Russian Federation by Азбука-Аттикус in May 2021.
2020
Anastasia Romanovna
Portrayed by actress Tatyana Lyalina in the Russian TV series 'The Terrible', a dramatization of her historical life.
November 2020
Waxworks
The 2019 film restoration was released on Blu-ray.
2019
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
The painting briefly appears in the third episode of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, expanding its cultural recognition beyond traditional art circles.
2019
Waxworks
Deutsche Kinemathek, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and L'Immagine Ritrovata undertook a restoration of the film.
2018
Maria Nagaya
Maria Nagaya was portrayed by actress Irina Pegova in the TV series Godunov.
May 2018
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
The painting was attacked again by a drunken visitor who broke its protective glass with a metal bar, causing serious damage by piercing the canvas in three places. The attacker claimed the painting's depiction was inaccurate and was subsequently imprisoned for two-and-a-half years.
October 2013
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
A group of Orthodox historians and activists, led by Vassili Boiko-Veliki, formally requested the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky to remove the painting from the Tretyakov Gallery, claiming it offended patriotic feelings. The gallery's director, Irina Lebedeva, opposed this request.
2011
Maria Nagaya
Maria Nagaya was portrayed by actress Anna Churina in the film Boris Godunov.

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