The Grand Duke of Moscow and Vladimir Vasily I Dmitrievich (1371–1425) was the eldest son of Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy and ruled the Moscow state for nearly 36 years. Meanwhile, very little information about him has survived in Russian history—and there is only one monument!
Yet under Vasily Dmitrievich, the Moscow state expanded its territories by almost twice, made peace, and secured support from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; and the Golden Horde’s khans attacked Moscow only once—and that ended in failure! Most importantly, there were no internal squabbles or civil conflicts: peace and order finally came to the land of Moscow.