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Russia - age of absolutism

By sydneypointer10

  • 1598

    1598
    When Ivan’s dynasty came to an end in 1598, a period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles followed. This period did not end until the Zemsky Sobor, or national assembly, chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.

  • 1613

    1613
    Zemsky Sobor, or national assembly, chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.

  • 1689

    1689
    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917. One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great. Peter the Great became czar in 1689.

  • 1703

    1703
    On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg

  • 1725

    1725
    Under Peter, Russia became a great mil- itary power. By his death in 1725, Russia was an important European state.

  • 1917

    1917
    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917.