Russian Reforms of Ivan the Terrible

• To grant more power to the aristocrats and limit the authority of the king
• To establish a new system of taxation
• To reform the military and create a standing army
• To strengthen royal power and impose restrictions on aristocrats (correct)

• It abolished the existing military structure
• It increased the influence of foreign military advisors
• It focused on expanding the power of the aristocracy in military matters
• It led to the creation of the Russian standing army ('streletz' corps) (correct)

• To resolve disputes among different social groups
• To introduce new laws for the self-government of magistrates
• To establish a new system of trade and commerce
• To implement religious reforms and unify rituals and rules of icon painting (correct)