Boris Godunov Biography

Boris Godunov biography

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NAME: Boris Godunov
OCCUPATION: Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: c. 1551
DEATH DATE: April 13, 1605
PLACE OF BIRTH: Russia
PLACE OF DEATH: Moscow, Russia

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Boris Godunov was a Russian statesman who was chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I and was himself elected tsar after the extinction of the Rurik dynasty.

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Boris Godunov served the court of Ivan IV the Terrible and in 1584 was named by Ivan to be one of the guardians for the dim-witted Fyodor, who shortly afterward ascended the throne. Godunov then became de facto ruler of Russia. After Fyodor’s death, Godunov was elected to the throne. While he implemented many laudable policies, he was ruthless and paranoid and died only 7 years into his rule.