By Π¨ΠΈΡΠΎΠ² ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ
ΠΠ²Π°Π½ III ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ, ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΠ²Π°Π½ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉ, Π±ΡΠ» Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠ½ΡΠ·Π΅ΠΌ ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ Π ΡΡΠΈ. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΉ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΠΏ Π² ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π°. ΠΠ½ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ» ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ½ΡΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°, ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ² ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π»Ρ, ΠΈ Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π°. ΠΠ²Π°Π½ III ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΠΉ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²ΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ» Β«Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ Π ΡΡΠΈΒ».
Ivan III Vasilyevich, known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow and all Rus'. His reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the Russian state. He considerably expanded the territory of the Moscow Principality by annexing numerous lands and laid the foundations for a centralized state. Ivan III is also known as the first Russian ruler to adopt the title "Sovereign of all Rus'".