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| | Faint Thunder: Ivan the Terrible, Opéra Bastille, December 12th 2003 to January 7th 2004 |
 | | First, to promote the spread of knowledge, the printing press was introduced, a century after Gutenberg's breakthrough in the West. |
 | | Second, in 1550, the Government promulgated the Sudebnik, a new Code of Law that introduced some coherency to legal standards and procedures. |
 | | Third, in 1551, the Government convened the Stoglav (Hundred Chapters) Church Council, to restrict, inter alia, the Church's feudal prerogatives. |
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