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Ivan's dynasty ended ended in 1598. When his dynasty ended a time of chaos began. This time began known as the Time of Troubles.
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Zemsky Sobor also known as the national assembly chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613. This brought an end to the Time of Troubles.
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In 1689, Peter the Great became czar. Peter was an absolutist monarch. He also claimed the divine right to rule.
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Peter began the construction of a new city known as St. Petersburg, on a marshland on the Baltic, in 1703. St. Petersburg was finished during Peter the Great's life and stayed the Russian capital until 1918.
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Peter the Great died in 1725. Russia was recognized as an important European state.
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The Romanov dynasty ended in 1917. Peter the Great was one of its most important members.
