nope yes he did he added land to Russia
The grand duke of Moscow, Ivan IV (nicknamed 'the Terrible'), who declared himself the Tzar (emperor) of all Russia.
One connection between the Eastern Roman Empire (which historians also call Byzantine Empire) and Russia was the conversion of Russia to Orthodox Christianity (the religion of the Byzantine Empire) by Byzantine missionaries. This religion became Russia's religion in 989. The other connection was royal marriage. Soon after the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of its capital, Constantinople, by the Ottoman Turks, Ivan III of Russia, who had married Sophia Paleologue, a niece of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, claimed that he was the heir of the fallen Empire. The Russians also saw themselves as the upholders of the religion of the Byzantine Empire, which had been taken over by the Muslim Turks. In 1501 a Russian monk, Filofey, wrote an ode to Ivan's successor, Vasili III, in which he said that: "Two Romes have fallen [Rome and Constantinople]. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Christian Tsardom!" The Russians called Russia the "Third Rome."
Ivan the Terrible died March 28th, 1584. from a stroke while playing chess with Bogdan Belsky, a Russian statesman.
No one killed them. They both died while playing chess except the terrible died with a stroke.
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.
Ivan the Great, also known as Ivan III of Russia, died in 1505 from a natural illness at the age of 65. He ruled as the Grand Prince of Moscow and played a significant role in the consolidation of the Russian lands.
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.
The goals of Ivan the terrible are he became the absolute ruler of a unified and greatly expanded Russian empire, with Moscow as its center. He also plans for westward expansion into Lithuania and Battle Region.
Ivan III of Russia was born on January 22, 1440.
Ivan II of Russia was born on March 30, 1326.
Ivan II of Russia was born on March 30, 1326.
Ivan IV, the terrible, of Russia ^Wrong. It was Ivan III.
Ivan V of Russia was born on 1666-08-27.
Ivan VI of Russia died on 1764-07-16.
Ivan VI of Russia was born on 1740-08-23.
Ivan III of Russia was born on January 22, 1440.