Ivan the Great

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Ivan the Great - grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)

Ivan III, Ivan III Vasilievich

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Without Crimea's annexation, Putin faced domestic political disaster and a premature end to his dream of reenacting Ivan the Great's "gathering of the Russian lands" and restoring Russia's global power.