Russia's rise as a nation is a story of influences from north, east, south, and west, and a powerful and ambitious rulers. Describe the influence of two of the following on the development of the Russian nation and culture. • the Byzantine, • the Mongols, • Ivan gbe Great. ( Will Mark Brainliest to whomever knows how to answer this. Need Help ASAP Please

The Mongol conquest of Kievan Rus' was part of the Mongol invasion of Europe, in which the Mongol Empire invaded and conquered Kievan Rus' and other Russian principalities in the 13th century, destroying numerous cities, including Ryazan, Kolomna, Moscow, Vladimir and Kiev.From a Russian perspective, the most important legacy of the Byzantine Empire was its impact on the development of Russian society and culture, which followed the acceptance in the lOth century of the Orthodox religion by the ancestors of modern-day Russians