A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Tsardom of Russia under the rule of Ivan IV Vasilyevich (commonly known as The Terrible, from the Russian “grozny“(грозный), Fearsome or Awe-inspiring). Originally a Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan IV became the first to be crowned and rule as the Tsar of all Russia (from the Latin Caesar), previously a conglomerate of dutchies. He laid the foundation of absolute rule, engaged in a reign of terror against the nobility, reformed the government, opened diplomatic relations with England, wrote music, oversaw cultural and religious renaissance, and aggressively expanded the Russian borders through war and conquest. Shortly after his death (in 1584), Russia entered decades of instability known as The Troubles (Смута) that ended his Rurik dynasty and opened the way for the Romanovs.
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Racism is such a goofy ass ideology when you think about what they actually believe. Imagine thinking you're superior to someone for having less melanin? If someone came up with that shit in a book/other work of fiction they'd get laughed at for making something so stupid. "It's unrealistic, no one would ever believe that," people would say.
It makes no sense at all. I can see how it could be a little easier to pass it off in a more segregated society when you haven't grown up seeing people of other races, so it hasn't had a chance to set in your mind that they're just normal people. But the more exposure you have as a child, the harder it is to entertain some notion that there's something fundamentally different about some person because of their skin color and some facial features.
Shared humanity tastes so much better when you don't have some racist in your ear telling you how bad everyone is.