The first Russian ruler who took the title of tsar, who expanded the territories of Russia to the east, and who crushed the power of the nobility was
A)Peter the Great.
B)Michael Romanov.
C)Alexander II.
D)Ivan IV.
E)Vlad the Impaler.

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Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first Russian ruler to take the title of tsar in 1547. He expanded the territories of Russia to the east by conquering the Khanate of Kazan and the Astrakhan Khanate, and he also crushed the power of the nobility through a series of reforms and brutal purges.

The First Russian Ruler Who Took the Title of Tsar