Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'Without thunder there is no rain, and without the Tsar, there is no Russia.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

Without thunder there is no rain, and without the Tsar, there is no Russia.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"Death is a mercy for those who defy me."

"I am a slave, and not a king, to listen to the advice of others."

"My enemies will feast with the worms."

"The blood of traitors will water the earth."

"Let them talk, I will act."

A proverb-like statement emphasizing the indispensability of his autocratic rule.

Date: c. 1570s

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