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Ivan's dynasty came to an end; a period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles followed.
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The Zemsky Sobor or national assembly chose Michael Romanov as the new czar
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Peter the Great became czar.
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On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West. St. Petersburg was finished during Peter’s lifetime and remained the Russian capital until 1918.
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Under Peter, Russia became a great mil- itary power. By his death in 1725, Russia was an important European state.
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The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917. One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great.
