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Word: abashing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...intrigue against him; of how he dealt with his enemies both foreign and domestic ; and of how the man and his policies changed in the process. Major scenes are Ivan's coronation; his destruction of the Tartar city of Kazan; his rising from his supposed deathbed to abash those who are plotting against his son's succession. Half mad with grief and self-doubt after his wife's murder and his best friend's treachery, Ivan abdicates. At the end of the picture, by request of the common people, he returns to the throne, confident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema, Also Showing Apr. 14, 1947 | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

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