Absolutism in Eastern Europe

By julimancilla14

  • Ivan's Dynasty Comes to an End

    Ivan’s dynasty came to an end. A period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles followed.

  • Michael Romanov

    The period of Time of Troubles did not end until the Zemsky Sobor, or national assembly, chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.

  • Peter the Great

    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.

  • St. Petersburg

    A long and hard-fought war with Sweden enabled Peter to acquire the lands he wanted. On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West.

  • Russia

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

  • Romanov Ends

    The Romanov lasted until 1917.