Absolutism in Eastern Europe

1598

Oct 9, 1598

1598: A period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles followed.

Michael Romanov

Oct 9, 1613

Michael Romanov was the new czar in 1613.

Peter the Great

Oct 9, 1689

Peter the Great became czar in 1689. Like the other Romanov
czars who preceded him, Peter was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule

Peter began construction

Oct 9, 1703

On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city,St. Petersburg,his window on the West.

Peter

Oct 9, 1725

Under Peter, Russia became a great military power. By his death in
1725, Russia was an important European state

Romanov dynasty

Oct 9, 1917

The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917. One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great.