Flying Squid to Today I LearnedEnglish • 9 hours agoTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34arrow-up1161arrow-down10
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.en.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid to Today I LearnedEnglish • 9 hours agomessage-square34
minus-squareMushuChupacabralinkEnglish34•7 hours agoHe should have moved quicker to consolidate his power.
He should have moved quicker to consolidate his power.
He clearly didn’t listen to the right advisors.
Rookie mistake.