| Ivan III 'the Great' did a great deal to bring much of what would later be the core of Russia under one flag (its beginnings as one definitive country), defeating the remnants of the Golden Horde. His successor was Vasily III, who continued to codify Russia into a state. Both were called Grand Prince of Moscow or Grand Prince of All the Russias. It was Vasily's successor Ivan IV 'the Terrible', who became known as the first Tsar |