Absolutism in Eastern Europe.

  • 1598

    Ivan’s dynasty ended in 1598
  • 1613

    chose Michael Romanov as the new emperor
  • 1689

    Peter the Great became the new emperor
  • 1703

    Peter began the construction of a new city called St. Petersburg
  • 1725

    Russia was an important European state after the death of Peter the Great
  • 1917

    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917