What were some of the achievements of Ivan the Terrible?

Answer 1

Those are numerous. I'm going to assume that by "achievements" you mean "things he did," because he (as you can tell by his name) did a lot of terrible things. He did also do a lot of very interesting things too!

On the objectively good side:

1. He introduced the first printing press to Russia (though this did make some of the writers mad and resulted in an arson attack).
2. He created local self-government across Russia, particularly among the north-eastern peasantry.
3. He revised the law code and fundamentally changed the government so that it added a parliament.

On the objectively bad side:

1. He created a secret police force (The Oprichniki)
2. He later created serfdom for the peasants of Russia
3. Would supposedly lock treasonous scholars in the mysterious "Library of Ivan", which has never been found.
4. In a fit of rage he killed his own son.

Among many, many, other things.

Another cool fact about Ivan the Terrible: Supposedly he died playing chess. In the middle of the game he paused, knocked over his king (which means he admitted defeat), and then just died.