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Ivan’s dynasty came to an end, began a period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles
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the Zemsky Sobor, or national assembly, chose Michael Romanov
as the new czar, ended the Time of Troubles -
Peter the Great became czar
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on a marshland on the Baltic, Peter began the construction of a
new city, St. Petersburg -
Peter the Great died, Russia was an important European state
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the Romanov dynasty ended
