SOPHIA (2016)--Parts 3 & 4 of the Russian TV miniseries with English subtitles

3. Novgorod.
4. he Horde Comes.
The third and fourth episodes of the account of how Sophia Palaiologina and her marriage to Ivan III influenced Moscow evolving from a Grand Principality to an Empire. The Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III, accepts an offer from ambassadors to Rome to marry princess Zoe of the ancient Byzantine Palaiologos family and niece of the last Eastern Roman Emperor. He sends voivode Khromoy and monetary master Ivan Fryazin to Rome, who bring Zoe to Moscow, where she takes a new name after rebaptism – Sophia. She does not meet the expectations of the Pope to expand the influence of the Catholic Church in Russia. The attempts to send emissaries with the aim of urging Sophia to follow the line of Rome and trying to kill her end in failure. The most notable moments of Ivan III's rule are shown, including: the war with Novgorod Republic, disagreement and later peace with Ivan's brothers (Boris and Andrey Bolshoy), victory over the Golden Horde, and also the opposition of Sophia to Elena, the wife of Ivan's elder son.