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Ivan was born in 1530
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Ivan became czar when he was only 3 years old
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Ivan hated the boyar class because he that they had something to do with his mothers death
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Ivan the terrible dies
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Peter implemented sweeping reforms aimed at modernizing Russia. Heavily influenced by his advisors from Western Europe, Peter reorganized the Russian army along modern lines and dreamed of making Russia a maritime power
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Peter arranged a grand tour of Western Europe, the so called Great Embassy to learn about the West. He traveled incognito, and refused to be recognized as Czar; he even dressed as a member of his own entourage, although it is doubtful that he fooled anyone because of his great height. In Holland, he took a job in a ship yard, working as a carpenter and talking with workmen and learning about shipbuilding. He lived in a simple cottage, and went to work every morning with a tool sack over his shou
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Peter the Great died in 1725
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peter the II took the thrown but later was overthrowned by his wife catherine
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catherine fought the ottomans and in 1768 she defeated them
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Catherine dies
