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Peter the Great in Russia

  • 1598

    1598
    A period of anarchy known as the
    Time of Troubles followed.
  • 1613

    1613
    Michael Romanov became the new czar in 1613.
  • 1689

    1689
    Peter the Great became czar in 1689
  • 1703

    1703
    In 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg,
  • 1725

    1725
    Russia was an important European state.
  • 1917

    1917
    St. Petersburg no longer was the capital.