The 'cruellest man who ever lived' is revealed after 440 years: Scientists reconstruct the true face of Ivan the Terrible - the Russian tyrant who had subjects boiled ALIVE Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first tsar, is remembered for his barabarity Scientists have rebuilt the tyrant's face from his skull for the first time By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 05:54 EDT, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 06:02 EDT, 17 July 2024 e-mail View comments The cold gaze of Russia 's cruellest tyrant falls upon us 440 years on from his death, after scientists rebuilt his face from his skull. Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first tsar, transformed his country into an empire, expanding its borders eastwards into Siberia, and south to the Caspian. But he's better remembered for his barbarity, having his subjects variously quartered, boiled alive, impaled, roasted, drowned under ice, and torn apart by horses.
He's even said to have beat his own son to death, enraged after he was confronted for striking the prince's pregnant wife, causing her to miscarry. For all his infamy, however, the tsar's true face is lost to history – with one faded engraving perhaps the only depiction of him from his lifetime. The cold gaze of Russia's cruellest tyrant falls upon us 440 years on from his death, after scientists rebuilt his face from his skull Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first tsar, transformed his country into an empire, expanding its borders eastwards into Siberia, and south to the Caspian.
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