Ivan the Terrible back from dead
Daily Star|July 18, 2024
TYRANT'S FACE REBUILT
MICHAEL HAVIS
Ivan the Terrible back from dead

BOFFINS have rebuilt the face of Russia’s cruellest tyrant – Ivan the Terrible – 440 years after his death.

The digital reconstruction of the first Russian tsar’s face was made from his skull and a combination of methods including using data from living donors.

Ivan died in 1584 and his grave was dug up in 1963 by scientist Mikhail Gerasimov.

This story is from the July 18, 2024 edition of Daily Star.

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