The Oprichnina has been a total failure. …
Years: 1572 - 1572
The Oprichnina has been a total failure.
Ivan is in autumn of 1572 forced to disband it, ending his domestic policy of political police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.
Saying the word Oprichnina is now punishable by death.
