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Ivan IVs dynasty came to an end. After his dynasty ended there came a period of time known as the Time of Troubles.
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The time period was called Time of Trouble did not end until Zemsky Sobor chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.
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Peter the Great became czar in 1689. Peter was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule. Peter made a trip to the West a few years after become czar. When he returned he was determined to westernize, or Europeanize Russia.
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A long and hard war between Sweden enabled Peter to gain some of the lands he sought. In 1703 on a marshland on the Baltic Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg. This picture is showing what present day St. Petersburg looks like.
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In 1725 Peter the Great died, but he had made Russia a great military power. By the time of his death he had made Russia a important European state.
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The Romanov dynasty fell in 1917. One of the dynastys most important prominent members was Peter the Great.
