In one action, this man won a battle to prevent his opponent from taking Pskov. According to the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, this man had a 60 to one advantage in men in that battle. This man served as an intermediary between the various Russian rulers and the Mongols under Sartaq Khan of the Golden Horde, whose support made it possible for this man to become Grand Prince of Vladimir. However, this
In one action, this man won a battle to prevent his opponent from taking Pskov. According to the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, this man had a 60 to one advantage in men in that battle. This man served as an intermediary between the various Russian rulers and the Mongols under Sartaq Khan of the Golden Horde, whose support made it possible for this man to become Grand Prince of Vladimir. However, this leader of the Republic of (*) Novgorod gained his epithet after defeating the Swedes at the Battle of the Neva River in 1240 and for his defeat of the Knights of the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Lake Peipus or the Battle of the Ice two years later. For 10 points, identify this Russian ruler who is the subject and namesake of a famous 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film.
In one action, this man won a battle to prevent his opponent from taking Pskov.
{Alexander Nevsky}