"now the head-man of these russians was ivan. he it was, with his two thumbs, who drove out the eyes of kinoos. he it was who fought his way through the white water, with two men left of all his men, and went away along the rim of the great fog sea into the north." which sentence best explains the central idea of this section of the story? ivan had many followers and this made him a big threat. ivan was a leader among a feared enemy of the people. ivan was cruel and brutal, but a powerful fighter. ivan was to be greatly feared, but could be tricked.