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1598
1598-When Ivan’s dynasty came to an end in 1598, a period of anarchy known as the
Time of Troubles followed. -
1613
1613-Michael Romanov
as the new czar in 1613. -
1689
1689-Peter the Great became czar in 1689. -
1703
1703-On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West. -
1725
1725- By his death in
1725, Russia was an important European state. -
1917
1917-The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917.
