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Ivan's mother, Yelena Glinskaya, dies in 1538. She was supposedly poisoned.
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The Great Fire begins burning down 2/3 of the houses in Moscow
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In 1547 Ivan marries Anastasia Romanovna
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In 1552 Ivan captures the city of Kazan
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In 1553 Ivan orders the first printing press to be made
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The Livonia war begins as Ivan looks to overrun Livonia in order to obtain easy access to the Baltic Sea.
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Thirteen years after their marriage in 1560 Ivan's spouse, Anastasia Romanovna, dies.
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In 1561 St. Basil's Cathedral is created in red square in order to honor the military victories over the Tatars.
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The Livonian War ends in 1538 with the signing of a Peace Treaty.
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In 1598 Fyodor Dostoyevsky the Russian novelist and successor to Ivan dies, this starts the Times of Troubles as
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