Ivan III
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noun
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Ivan III was succeeded by his son, Vasily, who ruled for 28 years.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
As you read in Chapter 11, Ivan III finally led Russia to independence from Mongol rule in 1480.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In 1476, one of those same Novgorodians presented a tusk to their new ruler, Ivan III of Moscow.
From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2011
Under Ivan III, its seat was Moscow and its heart the onion-domed fortress known as the Kremlin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some standing phrases of modern Russian diplomacy, such as the magnanimity, the wounded dignity of the master, are borrowed from the diplomatic instructions of Ivan III.
From Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century by Marx, Karl
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