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1598
Ivan the Terrible dynasty came to an end. -
1613
The national assembly, chose Michael Romanov as the new Czar. -
1689
Peter the Great became czar -
1703
Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West. St. Petersburg was finsihed during Perter's lifetime and remained the Russian capital until 1918. -
1725
Russia was an important European state. -
1917
One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great.