Kuburikidza nekutsauka kwevamwe machinda, kupokana kwemuganhu, uye hondo yakareba neRepublic of Novgorod, Ivan III akakwanisa kubatanidza Novgorod neTver. Nekuda kweizvozvo, Grand Duchy yeMoscow yakapetwa katatu muhukuru pasi pehutongi hwake. Munguva yekutonga kwake nePskov, mumongi wechiKristu anonzi Filofei (Philus wePskov) akanyora tsamba kuna Ivan III, achiporofita kuti humambo hweRussia hwaive hweConstantinople? Tsamba yechitatu iyi yakanyora kuti Ivan III aizove chigaro cheumambo hweGreek Orthodox uye kufa kwemutongi weRoma. Mubvunzo wekupedzisira waive wekuti ndiani aizove chigaro cheumambo hweMoscow uye kufa kweRoma.
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