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Vasily III successfully completed his father Ivan the Great’s policy of uniting the Russian territories under the tsar’s firm power. He was the father of Ivan the Terrible. Lived: 1479-1533. Vasily III’s active foreign policy led to the annexation of Pskov and Ryazan. He also waged war against the Poles and Lithuanians and conquered ...
Oct 19, 2012 · Airs Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Fifty years ago, in October 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. On October 22, 1962, after reviewing photographic evidence ...
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May 2, 2013 · Vasili Arkhipov: The Man Who Saved the World. In 1962, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were on the brink of possible mutual destruction- the world as a whole was facing a possible nuclear winter and all the devastation that would come with it. The Cold War had been escalated to “tepid” and was close to becoming hot with the failure of the Bay ...
Ivan III became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462 and proceeded to refuse the Tatar yoke, collect surrounding lands, and consolidate political power around Moscow. His son, Vasili III, continued in his footsteps marking an era known as the “Gathering of the Russian Lands.”.
An over flight of the island by an U.S. recognizance aircraft on October 14th showed activity on the island that suggested missile bases were being built. Subsequent flights confirmed this and President Kennedy realized he would need to take some action.
Vasily II Vasilyevich [a] ( Russian: Василий II Васильевич; 10 March 1415 – 27 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (Тёмный), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462. [3] He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Dmitry Shemyaka. [4] [b] During this time, Moscow ...
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Ivanovich. Vasili III Ivanovich ( Russian: Василий III Иванович; 25 March 1479 – 3 December 1533) was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1505 until his death in 1533. He was the son of Ivan III and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with ...
