Chosen Council
The Chosen Council (Russian: Избранная рада, romanized: Izbrannaya rada) is the informal name given to the government of Ivan the Terrible during the early years of his reign as the tsar of Russia, from about 1547 to 1560.
The Chosen Council (Russian: Избранная рада, romanized: Izbrannaya rada) is the informal name given to the government of Ivan the Terrible during the early years of his reign as the tsar of Russia, from about 1547 to 1560.