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In 1547, Ivan became the Czar of Russia at age 16. russiapedia.rt.com
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For Ivan, his bad period started in 1560 when his wife Anastasia died. He turned against the nobles of Russia because he thought they had poisned her.
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St. Basil's Cathedral was ordered by Ivan the Terrible and was completed in 1560. There is a story that says that Ivan had the builders blinded so they couldn't create anything like it.
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In 1581 Ivan killed his oldest son during a "violent quarrel" He would have taken the throne after Ivan died.
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Boris Godunov was a regent for Ivan the Terrible's son who was too young to rule. He was only Czar for about 7 years.
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This website has lots of information about Absolutism in Russia. In 1613 the rule of the Romanov Dynasty began. They ruled for over 300 years with great rulers like Peter the Great and Elizabeth I.
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In 1696 Peter the Great became the sole ruler of Russia. One of his greatest accomplishments was the founding of St. Petersburg and Westernizing Russia.
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The Northern War lasted from 1700-1721. The war was between Sweeden and Russia when Peter the Great was Czar of Russia.
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Peter the Great founded St. Petersburn in 1703 and in 1713 it became Russias Capitol.
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Catherine was a German Princess who later became ruler of Russia in 1762.
