1600 - 1900 Russia By rjhoward16 May 2, 1696 Peter the Great begins rule May 2, 1703 St. Petersburg constructed May 2, 1762 Catherine the Great rule begins May 2, 1773 Pugachev's rebellion May 2, 1825 Decembrist Revolution Period: May 2, 1853 to May 2, 1856 Crimean War May 2, 1881 Alexander II assassinated