Illustrated timeline

  • 1598

    1598

    After Ivan IV's dynasty ended, a period of anarchy known as the
    Time of Troubles followed.
  • 1613

    1613

    The national assembly chose Michael Romanov as the new czar, ending the Troubling Times.
  • 1689

    1689

    Peter the Great became czar who was one of the most prominent members in th Romanov dynasty.
  • 1703

    1703

    Peter began the construction of a city, St. Petersburg,
    was Russian capital until 1918.
  • 1725

    1725

    Peter the great dies.
  • 1917

    1917

    The Romanov dynasty ends.