Before you is a wonderful historical novel, which is dedicated to Russia during the time of Ivan III. Ivan III is the grandfather of the famous Ivan the Terrible. This extraordinary politician, who made significantly more important political changes than his famous grandson, was nevertheless undeservedly forgotten by his descendants. The book by V. Yazvitsky presents us with Emperor Ivan III in all the splendor of his political glory. The historical novel by V. Yazvitsky recreates the era of the reign of Ivan III (1440–1505), highlights the most important events in the formation of the Russian state; overthrow of the Tatar-Mongol yoke, gathering of Russian lands, overcoming princely feuds. This happened as a result of the internal policy of reunification of the ancient Russian princely cities of Yaroslavl, Novgorod, Tver, Vyatka, etc. Simultaneously with the strengthening of Rus' from within, its international authority in the West and East increased. The first volume included 1–3 books.