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The end of Iva IV’s dynasty as czar. Beginning of the period of anarchy called the Time of Troubles.
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The national assembly of Russia chooses Michael Romanov as the new czar.
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The date Peter the Great becomes czar. He was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule, and the one who tried to westernize Russia.
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Peter begins construction on St. Petersburg.
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The death of Peter the Great.
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Ending of the Romanov Dynasty.