Muscovite Period
Who is Ivan III the Great? Brief introduction of Ivan III and his four main greatest achievements....
Key Features
Ivan III the Great
Ivan III was the one who liberated Russia from the Mongols.
His rule of Russia changed the Russia into independent Russia, which also changed people's life as well as territory and political changes.
How was Ivan III life?
Brief timeline shows his reign of Russia in 1462 to 1505. He was born in 1440 and devoted to change the Russia.
How did he influence later Russia?
His four great achievements helped Russia become a unified Russia which influenced later Tsars to contact with western countries.
Existence of Russian Law Code, Sudebnik
Ivan III compiled Russian laws from Russkaya Pravda into Sudebnik in 1497.
Not a big family, House of Rurik where Ivan III belongs
Ivan III, his father, his mother, his two wives.. who do you want to know more about it? Each has different features that contributed to Russia.
New names in the period of Ivan III
During IVan III's reign, moscow was called as "The Third Rome", and he wanted himself to be called as "Tsar". This refers to stabilized Russia and his great reign.