For instance , the tsar was scandalized when the assembly of 1566 asked him to abolish the Oprichnina .
Although the Sobors were primarily a tool used to rubberstamp decisions that Ivan had already made , sometimes initiative was taken by the lower nobility and townsfolk .
The tsar was scandalized when the assembly of 1566 asked Ivan to abolish the Oprichnina .
Although the Sobors were primarily a tool used to rubberstamp decisions that Ivan had already made , sometimes initiative was taken by the lower nobility and townsfolk .