The Principality of Moscow is also known as Muscovy, the Grand Principality of Moscow, Muscovite Rus', or Muscovite Russia. The English names Moscow and Muscovy, for the city, the principality, and the river, descend … See more

Vasily I (1389–1425) continued the policies of his father. After the Horde was attacked by Tamerlane, he desisted from paying tribute to the Khan … See more

The outward expansion of the grand principality in the 14th and 15th centuries was accompanied by internal consolidation. By … See more

Relations between the Moscow principality and the Horde were mixed. In the first two decades of the 13th century Moscow gained the support of … See more

When the Mongols invaded the former lands of Kievan Rus' in the 13th century, Moscow was still a small town within the principality See more

Ivan's successors continued the "gathering of the Russian lands" to increase the population and wealth under their rule. In the process, their interests clashed with the expanding Grand Duchy of Lithuania, whose subjects were predominantly East Slavic and … See more

The court of the Moscow princes combined ceremonies and customs inherited from Kievan Rus' with those imported from the Byzantine Empire and Golden Horde See more