This ruler founded the Muscovy company and created a standing army known as the Streltsy.
This ruler founded the Muscovy company and created a standing army known as the Streltsy. Following the capture of the Kazan Khanate, this man lost the Battle of Wenden, leading to the failure of the Livonian War. He created a secret police called the Oprichniki and he created the first "assembly of the land," the Zemskii Sobor. This man accidentally killed his only capable son, making his mentally disabled son become heir. For 10 points, name this first czar of a united Russia whose son's death led to the Time of Troubles.
This ruler founded the Muscovy company and created a standing army known as the Streltsy.
Ivan the Terrible [accept Ivan IV or Ivan Grozny; prompt on Ivan]