I am Russian. The peculiarities of the Russian nation. Konstantin Berdman

gradually accumulating forces and resources, began the process of uniting the disparate Russian principalities.

      The key event of this period was the liberation from the Mongol-Tatar yoke at the end of the XV century. In 1480, after standing on the Ugra, Prince Ivan III of Moscow was able to defend the independence of Russia and assert his authority. This moment became a symbol of liberation and the beginning of a new era in the history of Russia.