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Having consolidated the core of Russia under his rule, Ivan III became the first Muscovite ruler to use the title of tsar in his correspondence. [147] He also adopted the title of sovereign of all Russia and competed with his powerful rival, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, for control over the Upper Oka Principalities . [ 148 ]
In England in the 16th century, it was known both as Russia and Muscovy. [35] [36] Such notable Englishmen as Giles Fletcher, author of the book Of the Russe Common Wealth (1591), and Samuel Collins, author of The Present State of Russia (1668), both of whom visited Russia, were familiar with the term Russia and used it in their works. [37]
It was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow (or Muscovy) and then the Tsardom of Russia until the capital was moved to Saint Petersburg by Peter the Great. Moscow was the capital of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918, which then became the Soviet Union (1922 to 1991), and since 1991 has served as capital of the ...
The formal end to Tatar rule over Russia was the defeat of the Tatars at the Great Stand on the Ugra River in 1480. Ivan III (r. 1462–1505) and Vasili III (r. 1505–1533) had consolidated the centralized Russian state following the annexations of the Novgorod Republic in 1478, Tver in 1485, the Pskov Republic in 1510, Volokolamsk in 1513, Ryazan in 1521, and Novgorod-Seversk in 1522.
Muscovy or Moscovia (Russian: Моско́вия, romanized: Moskoviya) is an alternative name for the Principality of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to: Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555; Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and Domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata ...
Russia became a WTO member. 2013: 6–17 July: 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan August–September: Russian Far East and Northeastern China affected by heavy flooding on Amur river: 2014: 7–23 February: 2014 Winter Olympics: 16 March: Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation: Referendum on the political status of Crimea: 18 March
The term Russia gradually replaced Rus ', and by the 16th century, under Ivan IV, the state officially became the Tsardom of Russia. Despite this, the term Muscovy persisted in Europe, especially in Latin Catholic regions, but Russia was increasingly recognized across Northern Europe and the courts of the Holy Roman Empire.
Moscovia or Muscovy (Russian: Моско́вия, romanized: Moskoviya) is a historical region in Central Russia.The name derived from Moscow and the Moskva river. It was known to its neighbors through the Moscovian state that emerged in the 13th century.