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Peter was born!
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At age 10, Peter became king, but did not really rule until 1689.
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Russia began a war against Sweden in order to win the Baltic Sea.
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A capital city that was won from the war. Peter made it very western and modern.
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Peter dies from illness at the age of 52
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Peter westernized Russia lived on, as well as land that he won, but some people, such as the nobles, did not follow his rules anylonger. Still, he was seen as a great leader of Russia
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Catherine, because she was born in the "Age of Enlightenment," saw life a little differently. She was an energetic leader and fixed many of Russia's government's ways.
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Catherine, a german princess, comes to throne when her husband, Tsar Peter lll was killed.
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Catherine, like Peter, wanted to expand Russia. She fought with the Ottoman Empire to take over ports near the Black Sea.
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Catherine, age 67, ruled the longest of all women until the day she died
