The death of tsar Ivan Vasilievich is a sketch. But the episode has the virtue to explore, in fine way, the mechanism of power. Sure, nothing original but real well made and the basic virtue is the science of Sergey Bezrukov to explore the nuances of his character, his eyes being the axis. The run remains the basic trait , not so bad for an introduction to a tensioned period of Russian history but fundamental for the existence of the empire.