Talk:Slavs/@comment-178.71.164.142-20191212121345/@comment-4635992-20191214052112

Yes, Ivan the Terrible revolutionized gunpowder warfare in Russia. But remember Ivan reigned in 1533-1584. According to the Osprey series as late as 1480-1500 Russian warfare was very archaic even by European Medieval standards, still favoring poleaxes, archers, and wooden forts.