Russia- Age of absolutism

  • 1598

    Ivan IV dynasty came to an end
  • 1613

    Michael Romanov was chosen as the new czar in 1613
  • 1689

    Peter the Great became czar in 1689
  • 1703

    Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West
  • 1725

    peter died in 1725
  • 1917

    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917