Moscow, 2004

The edition narrates the history of the burial place of Ivan IV in the the Archangel's Cathedral, that has become the dynastic necropolis of Moscow Great Princes and Tsars later on. It contains information on the history of the monument's development, its peculiar architecture and mural painting of the XVIth century. Interesting facts about obsequial rites in Russia and archeological finds in the territory of the cathedral are also presented.