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Ivan the Terrible was born. and came to throne in 1533. from 1547 to 1560 was, as people say, his good years.
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Ivan the Terrible's bad years strated in 1560. After his wife, Anastasia, died, He turned asgainst the boyars. Many boyars died and Ivan took control of them. thousands of people died by Ivan.
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Soon, Ivam did something that was a personal tragedy and a national disaster. During a violent quarrel, he killed his oldest son and heir.
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Ivan is now dead. and only his weak second son was left to rule.
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Ivans second son dies without a child, boyars struggle for power, heirs of czars die under mysterious conditions, and several imposters try to claim the throne. 1598 to 1613
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Peter the Great is born
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Peter is the new Czar and ruler of Russia.
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he embarked on the "Grand Embassy" a long visit to western Europe.
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he developed education for children, made more and heavy taxes to make a huge army, become an undercover ruler to know what his people think about him,etc.
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Peter the Great dies.
