Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
He opened trade with England through the Muscovy Company and conquered Kazan and Astrakhan. His reign saw the unsuccessful Livonian War, as well as the execution of Filipp Kolychv, head of the church, and Prince Vladimir Staritsky, his chosen successor, during a period of oppression known as the oprichnina. He farcically abdicated for a year in favor of Simeon Bekbulatovich in 1575, and later killed his heir Ivan Ivanovich, leaving his feebleminded son Fyodor as the only heir. FTP, identify this man essentially succeeded by Boris Godunov, the first Russian tsar.
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History