Russian Timeline By david boudreau Apr 27, 1682 Peter the great age 10 takes the thrown Aug 19, 1700 The Great Nothern war Oct 8, 1707 The Bulavin Rebellion: Nov 20, 1710 Russo-Turkish War May 8, 1713 Russian Capital moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg Jan 28, 1725 Peter dies of urinary problems Jan 28, 1725 Peters wife Catherin takes over the thrown May 18, 1727 there grandson peter the great takes over as tsar May 27, 1727 she dies Jul 16, 1918 the left socialist revolutionaries walk out of government in protest at the Treaty. this leads to Soviet Russia becoming a one-party state Jan 21, 1925 Lenin dies stalin takes over