who was named the first czar of russia?
Ivan IV, Ivan the Fourth, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first ruler of Russia to give himself the title tsar. This happened in 1547. The first czar of Russia was Ivan IV (Grozny) Before that sovereigns of Russia used title The Great Knyaz. Ivan Grozny was the first Russia's sovereign, who officially used the Czar in title. Both part were used together - Czar and the Great Knyaz.