MOSCOW - Ivan the Terrible, the Russian czar, should really be considered Ivan the Not So Bad, according to a wildly popular historical exhibition held recently near the Kremlin. The exhibition accused the Western news media of miscasting Czar Ivan IV as "the Terrible."
New York Times: Russian history receives a makeover that starts with Ivan the Terrible
Roman Artyushkin (L) as Russian Tzar Ivan the Terrible and Kremlin Ballet dancers perform the first night of Sergey Prokofiev's \"Ivan the Terrible\" ballet, on Oct. 29, 2001 in Moscow Kremlin.
