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Ivan the Terrible. IVAN III. Ivan refusing to pay the Khan. VASILI III. Ivan IV. He was Ivan III grandson Under his rule he used a secret police in his reign of terror against nobles and all other who tried to decease his power He made numerous reforms for Russia New laws
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Ivan IV • He was Ivan III grandson • Under his rule he used a secret police in his reign of terror against nobles and all other who tried to decease his power • He made numerous reforms for Russia • New laws • Expanded borders • Created serfdom
Ivan continued 4. made contact with Western Europe 5. made nobles loyal to him Ivan is viewed by historians in several different ways. Some called him a bloody butcher who used senseless violence, chaos and destruction. Others view him as the creator of a strong, progressive state.