Let's talk about Ivan Kalita; What's the history behind his name? It's very likely that on history classes we at least once asked ourselves: what does his name even mean? And many of us hasn't got any answer. So here it is.
Ivan Kalita was Grand Duke of Moscow from 1325 and Vladimir from 1332.
There is nothing mysterious in his name: it is known that Ivan Kalita was characterized by generosity towards poor people. He wore a wallet on his belt namely "kalita" filled with coins which he gave to poor. And this word gave the start to this rather famous nickname
Let's talk about Ivan Kalita; What's the history behind his name? It's very likely that on history classes we at least once asked ourselves: what does his name even mean? And many of us hasn't got any answer. So here it is.
Ivan Kalita was Grand Duke of Moscow from 1325 and Vladimir from 1332.
There is nothing mysterious in his name: it is known that Ivan Kalita was characterized by generosity towards poor people. He wore a wallet on his belt namely "kalita" filled with coins which he gave to poor. And this word gave the start to this rather famous nickname