2007-03-05 14:28:54 · 6 answers · asked by Olson M 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Russia
The Russian state became a true empire during the 43-year reign of Ivan III (1462-1505). He was born in 1440 and in 1472 he began calling himself czar, the Russian word for caesar or emperor. Through his leadership, Moscow was freed from the Mongols. He tore down the old triangular wall around the Kremlin and erected a massive new wall 60 feet high and 15 feet thick. Inside, he built a palace for himself, another palace for the head of the Russian Church, and three great churches.
By the time of his death in 1505, Ivan had tripled the territory under Moscow's control. Ivan III was both the first czar and the first leader of a united Russian nation.
Russians call him IVAN THE GREAT.
2007-03-07 05:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivan IV the Grozny was the first Russian czar (1547). It is the beggining of absolutism in Russia.
2007-03-06 02:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by Natia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Nevskij
2007-03-09 16:31:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oleg, the Prince of Kiev Rus
2007-03-06 01:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Little Witchy Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you count the Tatar Khans? If not, then probably it was Ivan Grozny (Ivan the Terrible) whose reign began in 1530.
2007-03-05 22:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
last zar(Tsar') in Russia was soviet good grand pa Leonid Ilich Brejnev,he was like soviet tsar(your zar)...before was only villagen princes,like cornprince Khrushev
2007-03-06 05:19:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋