Ivan III Vasilevich was called Ivan the Great because he tripled the territory of his state, renovated the Kremlin in Moscow, laid the foundations of the Russian State that became a huge Empire, and was had one of the longest reign of any Russian ruler, 43 years.
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He was an absolute ruler, but he often met the needs of his people. His grandson, Ivan the Terrible, did the complete opposite. He basically ignored his people cries for help and only wanted to conquer and control.
he united many of the independent provinces and succeeded in freeing Russia from the Tartars and became the first Russian sovereign
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Ivan the great
Ivan IV was the terrible tsar. He was called Ivan the Terrible.
Probably from 1480, when Ivan III (Ivan the Great) threw off Mongol rule and made Russia independent: he had imperial ideas, and his son was Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) who greatly enlarged it.
Ivan III (the Great) freed Russia from Tartar control, thereby allowing the money previously paid to the Tartars to be redirected into expansion and building.
at first peole liked him, but when he became mental they didnt