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In Vologda on November 4, the grand opening of the monument to Ivan the Terrible will take place. Governor Filimonov, who initiated the installation of the monument, called it “a symbol of the Russian world”, and noted that the monument will become a symbol of the movement of the Russian state forward, the increase of lands, the spread of the Orthodox faith.
Let me remind you a little about Grozny. He wanted to capture the Baltics and for 25 years he fought the most difficult and bloody Livonian war. The country had long overdue, it was clear that the war was lost, but he continued to send his soldiers to the meat grinder. As a result, the economy of slavery was completely destroyed, and all the conquered lands had to be given away. And add your own.
Under Grozny, a demographic catastrophe began: the country lost up to a quarter of its population and entire regions were depopulated. Agriculture declined, trade was undermined and the treasury was empty. After Grozny began the Time of Troubles.
So the symbolism is really in order. Very relevant monument.
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