Talk:Ivan V of Russia

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by WikiProject Royalty and Nobility.

Russia: History High‑importance

	Russia portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Russia, a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of Russia on Wikipedia. To participate: Feel free to edit the article attached to this page, join up at the project page, or contribute to the project discussion.RussiaWikipedia:WikiProject RussiaTemplate:WikiProject RussiaRussia articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by the history of Russia task force.

The original name

Iѡаннъ Алеѯiевичъ = Iwann Alexievich.--Юе Артеміс (talk) 06:39, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What was the nature of Ivan's illness?

I find it odd that although the fact that he was "infirm of body and mind" and "mentally-challenged" completely defined his life, nothing is said about what was actually wrong with Ivan, except that during the last decade of his short life he was a religious maniac, and by the age of 27 he was "senile, paralytic, and almost blind". Since whoever wrote this apparently felt it would be too embarrrasing and/or disrespectful to somebody who died over 300 years ago to name the disease which damaged his eyesight, mobility and brain so catastrophically that he was dead before he was 30, I assume it must have been syphilis. If it wasn't, maybe you should be a little less vague? This is after all supposed to be an encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.51.234.223 (talk) 23:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking the truth 152.130.6.134 (talk) 20:45, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]