 Kuwedzera kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kwakananga kuGungwa reBaltic kwakaratidza kuva kwakaoma zvikuru. Muna 1558, Ivan akapinda muLivonia, pakupedzisira achizvibatanidza amene muhondo yemakore makumi maviri nemashanumukurwisana neCommonwealth yePoland neLithuania, Sweden, neDenmark. Pasinei nokubudirira kwaiitika apo neapo, uto raIvan rakadzoserwa shure, uye rudzi rwacho rwakakundikana kuwana nzvimbo yaidiwa paGungwa reBaltic. 