Ivan the Terrible
Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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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.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| 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.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 |
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
TNT TV channel released a parody remake of 'Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future' titled 'Ivan Vasilyevich changes everything', starring Timur Badtrudinov, Maxim Lagashkin, and Demis Karibidis.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| 2021 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the second consecutive year.
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| May 2021 |
Russka
Hardback edition of 'Russka' published in the Russian Federation by Азбука-Аттикус in May 2021.
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| 2020 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards.
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| 2020 |
Anastasia Romanovna
Portrayed by actress Tatyana Lyalina in the Russian TV series 'The Terrible', a dramatization of her historical life.
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| November 2020 |
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
Sberbank released an advertisement featuring George Miloslavsky using Deepfake technology, depicting the character traveling to Moscow in 2020 via a time machine.
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| November 2020 |
Waxworks
The 2019 film restoration was released on Blu-ray.
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| 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.
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| 2019 |
Waxworks
Deutsche Kinemathek, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and L'Immagine Ritrovata undertook a restoration of the film.
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| December 19 2019 |
Horrible Histories
Announcement made that the remaining episodes of series 8 would air in 2020, with a ninth series also planned.
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| August 15 2019 |
Horrible Histories
A special 'Back to School' episode hosted by Emily Atack aired on CBBC, featuring skits about school and education from previous series.
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| June 3 2019 |
Horrible Histories
The eighth series premiered on CBBC, featuring theme-based episodes and guest co-hosts.
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| 2018 |
Maria Nagaya
Maria Nagaya was portrayed by actress Irina Pegova in the TV series Godunov.
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| September 2018 |
Horrible Histories
Filming began for the eighth series of Horrible Histories.
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| 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.
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| June 2017 |
Horrible Histories
The full-length seventh series began airing every Monday on CBBC, continuing into 2018, with a new format focusing each episode on a specific theme like music, explorers, medicine, and presidents.
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| 2016 |
Horrible Histories
Three special episodes were broadcast to mark significant historical anniversaries: 400 years since Shakespeare's death, the BBC's 'Love to Read' campaign, and 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
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| September 21 2016 |
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
Google celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the film 'Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future' with a special Google Doodle.
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| February 2015 |
Horrible Histories
The new Horrible Histories series debuted with an episode about the Magna Carta, timed to coincide with the 800-year anniversary of the document.
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| 2014 |
Horrible Histories
CBBC executives announced discussions about reviving the Horrible Histories series, with original series star Mathew Baynton confirming the original cast would not reunite.
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| 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.
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| 2011 |
Maria Nagaya
Maria Nagaya was portrayed by actress Anna Churina in the film Boris Godunov.
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