495 years ago today, on August 25, 1530 (August 3, 1530, the 1530 lunar calendar), Ivan IV, the first tsar in Russian history, was born. Ivan IV Vasilyevich (August 25, 1530-March 18, 1584), also known as Ivan the Great or "Ivan the Terrible" or "Ivan the Great". Vasil III and Yelena? The son of Grinskaya was the first tsar in Russian history. He was Duke of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar from 1547 to 1584. Ivan IV ascended the throne at the age of three. His mother was temporarily regent and was crowned Tsar in 1547. After he came to power, he established the Conference of Important Ministers in 1549 to compile new codes. 1549-1560 In 2001, reforms were carried out in central and local politics, administration, law, finance, military, religion and other aspects. Beginning in 1547, Ivan IV exercised dictatorship. The feudal regime was eliminated, the tsarist autocracy was established, local separatist forces were cracked down, Russia was unified, and centralized power was established. Ivan IV was the best orator in Moscow at that time. He loved reading and read widely, especially a large number of historical books. He was good at writing and had high attainments in Russian. He was the first-class linguist and writer in Russia at that time. Ivan the Great made many surprising and extraordinary achievements in his life. He pushed Russia into the ranks of European powers.