About the book: 2006 / Ivan III. Grandson of Dmitry Donskoy. Deliverer of the Moscow state from the Tatar yoke... Collector of Russian lands... Who was he? "Sinister personality" as some scientists call it? Or an outstanding historical figure who played a special role in the history of Russia? These and other questions are answered in the book of the famous Russian scientist Ruslan Grigorievich Skrynnikov.