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Ivan is a common Russian name.
Ivan the IV or "Ivan the Terrible"
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Ivan - Иван
Ivan the Great (Ivan III) then Ivan the terrible (Ivan IV) Ivan the Great came first
Autocracy.
Ivan Streltsov has written: 'Wolf's grin [Russian]'
Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
Иван Ivan
Ivan the Great
The first great Russian monarch is considered by many to be Ivan the Great. Ivan III of Russia ruled from 1462 - 1505.
The most common Russian surname is Ivanov, derived from the given name Ivan, which means "John" in English. It is estimated that over 5 million people in Russia have this surname.